Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs United States: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- United States
How they compare
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 6.22 million number against 454,254 number in United States, a difference of 5.77 million number.
That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 13.7 times United States's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st and United States ranks 33rd of 45 groups.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.71 million number | 1.08 million number | 7.63 million number | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 7.21 million number | 832,146 number | 6.38 million number | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
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, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or United States?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 6.22 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and United States?
- 5.77 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and United States?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and United States rank globally for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st 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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About this data
Total number of upper secondary school age youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.