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

United States of America: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female was 213,231 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
213,231 number
Change on year
down 32.3%
World rank
33rd
of 138 countries
All-time high
471,630 number
in 2014
All-time low
213,231 number
in 2018
Years of data
5
2014–2018

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k2014201620182014: 471.6k number2015: 302.9k number2016: 295.7k number2017: 314.9k number2018: 213.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in United States of America stood at 213,231 number. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 32.3% on the previous year and down 54.8% over five years.

That places United States of America 33rd out of 138 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number) in United States of America, 2014 to 2018.
Year number Change
2014 471,630 number
2015 302,926 number -35.8%
2016 295,703 number -2.4%
2017 314,850 number +6.5%
2018 213,231 number -32.3%

United States of America compared with similar countries

  • United States of America's 213,231 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,744 number, 37.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 30 Germany 272,824 number compare
  2. 31 Colombia 251,630 number compare
  3. 32 Jordan 215,540 number compare
  4. 34 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 205,576 number
  5. 35 Honduras 204,250 number compare
  6. 36 Lao People's Democratic Republic 176,913 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in United States of America?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in United States of America was 213,231 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 471,630 number in 2014.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 213,231 number in 2018.
How does United States of America rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?
United States of America ranks 33rd out of 138 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,214 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/