How many years of comparable data are there for European Union 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.

European Union vs United States: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

European Union

544,809 number

in 2019

United States

103,528 number

in 2018

European Union rank

38th

United States rank

38th

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

European Union
United States

How they compare

European Union currently reports 544,809 number against 103,528 number in United States, a difference of 441,281 number.

That makes European Union's figure about 5.3 times United States's.

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

European Union ranks 38th and United States ranks 38th of 45 groups.

European Union has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	European Union	United States	Difference	Ahead
2000s	386,140 number	104,076 number	282,064 number	European Union
2010s	502,828 number	292,218 number	210,611 number	European Union

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, European Union or United States?: European Union, at 544,809 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 European Union and United States?: 441,281 number, with European Union ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and United States?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
How do European Union and United States rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: European Union ranks 38th 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/