How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States?

9 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Germany vs United States: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and

Germany

311,984 number

in 2018

United States

344,551 number

in 2018

Germany rank

34th

United States rank

31st

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and over time

Germany
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 344,551 number against 311,984 number in Germany, a difference of 32,567 number.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 34th and United States ranks 31st of 136 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	United States	Difference	Ahead
2000s	149,519 number	769,035 number	619,516 number	United States
2010s	258,416 number	740,396 number	481,979 number	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and, Germany or United States?: United States, at 344,551 number against 311,984 number in Germany as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and between Germany and United States?: 32,567 number, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
How do Germany and United States rank globally for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?: Germany ranks 34th and United States ranks 31st of 136 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 181 places, 4,156 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/