How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Euro area

326,296 number

in 2019

United States

103,528 number

in 2018

Euro area rank

41st

United States rank

38th

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

Euro area
United States

How they compare

Euro area currently reports 326,296 number against 103,528 number in United States, a difference of 222,768 number.

That makes Euro area's figure about 3.2 times United States'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 ranks 38th of 45 groups.

Across the 2 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 1 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Euro area	United States	Difference	Ahead
2000s	157,016 number	104,076 number	52,940 number	Euro area
2010s	286,040 number	292,218 number	6,178 number	United States

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?: Euro area, at 326,296 number against 103,528 number in United States 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?: 222,768 number, with Euro area ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and United States?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
How do Euro area and United States rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Euro area ranks 41st and United States ranks 38th 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, 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 4,440 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/