What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Central Europe and the Baltics and United States of America?

247,085 number, with Central Europe and the Baltics ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central Europe and the Baltics and United States of America?

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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central Europe and the Baltics vs United States of America: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Central Europe and the Baltics

427,282 number

in 2019

United States of America

180,197 number

in 2018

Central Europe and the Baltics rank

42nd

United States of America rank

42nd

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

Central Europe and the Baltics
United States of America

How they compare

Central Europe and the Baltics currently reports 427,282 number against 180,197 number in United States of America, a difference of 247,085 number.

That makes Central Europe and the Baltics's figure about 2.4 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Central Europe and the Baltics ahead.

Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 42nd and United States of America ranks 42nd of 45 groups.

Across the 2 decades both report, Central Europe and the Baltics averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central Europe and the Baltics	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	426,021 number	285,548 number	140,473 number	Central Europe and the Baltics
2010s	369,158 number	521,432 number	152,273 number	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Central Europe and the Baltics or United States of America?: Central Europe and the Baltics, at 427,282 number against 180,197 number in United States of America as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Central Europe and the Baltics and United States of America?: 247,085 number, with Central Europe and the Baltics ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central Europe and the Baltics and United States of America?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
How do Central Europe and the Baltics and United States of America rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 42nd and United States of America ranks 42nd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/