Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in United States of America

United States of America: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both was 492,918 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
492,918 number
Change on year
down 22.0%
World rank
33rd
of 142 countries
All-time high
1.13 million number
in 2014
All-time low
492,918 number
in 2018
Years of data
5
2014–2018

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in United States of America, 2014–2018

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M2014201620182014: 1.1M number2015: 866.7k number2016: 635.4k number2017: 632.2k number2018: 492.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

United States of America recorded 492,918 number for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.0% on the previous year and down 56.3% over five years.

United States of America ranks 33rd of 142 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number) in United States of America, 2014 to 2018.
Year number Change
2014 1.13 million number
2015 866,720 number -23.2%
2016 635,437 number -26.7%
2017 632,180 number -0.5%
2018 492,918 number -22.0%

United States of America compared with similar countries

  • United States of America's 492,918 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 15,507 number, 31.8× the median. (60 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 30 Zimbabwe 586,035 number
  2. 31 Germany 564,999 number compare
  3. 32 Colombia 549,723 number compare
  4. 34 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 481,034 number
  5. 35 Honduras 468,094 number compare
  6. 36 Jordan 443,777 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in United States of America?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in United States of America was 492,918 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 1.13 million number in 2014.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 492,918 number in 2018.
How does United States of America rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?
United States of America ranks 33rd out of 142 countries with data for 2018.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 4,335 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of 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/