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

24 years are reported by both, from 1973 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.

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

North America

119,961 number

in 2019

Spain

56,149 number

in 2018

North America rank

43rd

Spain rank

45th

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

North America
Spain

How they compare

North America currently reports 119,961 number against 56,149 number in Spain, a difference of 63,812 number.

That makes North America's figure about 2.1 times Spain's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.

North America ranks 43rd and Spain ranks 45th of 45 groups.

North America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North America	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2.45 million number	74,390 number	2.37 million number	North America
1990s	544,559 number	33,627 number	510,932 number	North America
2000s	257,652 number	16,751 number	240,901 number	North America
2010s	307,285 number	34,786 number	272,499 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, North America or Spain?: North America, at 119,961 number against 56,149 number in Spain as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between North America and Spain?: 63,812 number, with North America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Spain?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
How do North America and Spain rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: North America ranks 43rd and Spain ranks 45th 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/