How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area 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.

Euro area vs United States of America: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Euro area

572,656 number

in 2019

United States of America

180,197 number

in 2018

Euro area rank

41st

United States of America rank

42nd

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

Euro area
United States of America

How they compare

Euro area currently reports 572,656 number against 180,197 number in United States of America, a difference of 392,459 number.

That makes Euro area's figure about 3.2 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Euro area ahead.

Euro area ranks 41st and United States of America ranks 42nd of 45 groups.

Euro area has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Euro area	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	329,216 number	285,548 number	43,668 number	Euro area
2010s	529,058 number	521,432 number	7,626 number	Euro area

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, Euro area or United States of America?: Euro area, at 572,656 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 Euro area and United States of America?: 392,459 number, with Euro area ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and United States of America?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
How do Euro area and United States of America rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Euro area ranks 41st 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/