What is the difference in out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Europe & Central Asia and United States?

2.49 million number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and United States?

10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Europe & Central Asia vs United States: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Europe & Central Asia

2.94 million number

in 2019

United States

454,254 number

in 2018

Europe & Central Asia rank

34th

United States rank

33rd

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time

Europe & Central Asia
United States

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 2.94 million number against 454,254 number in United States, a difference of 2.49 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 6.5 times United States's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 34th and United States ranks 33rd of 45 groups.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia	United States	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6.12 million number	1.08 million number	5.04 million number	Europe & Central Asia
2010s	3.67 million number	832,146 number	2.84 million number	Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Europe & Central Asia or United States?: Europe & Central Asia, at 2.94 million number against 454,254 number in United States as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Europe & Central Asia and United States?: 2.49 million number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and United States?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
How do Europe & Central Asia and United States rank globally for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?: Europe & Central Asia ranks 34th and United States ranks 33rd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school youth of upper 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 3,225 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of upper secondary school age youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.