How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and North America?

17 years are reported by both, from 2002 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, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Germany vs North America: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Germany

83,231 number

in 2018

North America

157,924 number

in 2019

Germany rank

41st

North America rank

43rd

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

Germany
North America

How they compare

North America currently reports 157,924 number against 83,231 number in Germany, a difference of 74,693 number.

That makes North America's figure about 1.9 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2002 it was North America ahead.

Germany ranks 41st and North America ranks 43rd of 148 countries.

North America has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	North America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	79,224 number	229,070 number	149,845 number	North America
2010s	103,612 number	262,114 number	158,502 number	North 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, Germany or North America?: North America, at 157,924 number against 83,231 number in Germany as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Germany and North America?: 74,693 number, with North America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and North America?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
How do Germany and North America rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Germany ranks 41st and North America ranks 43rd of 148 countries.
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, female (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, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 4,451 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/