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

United States of America: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male was 279,687 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
279,687 number
Change on year
down 11.9%
World rank
31st
of 138 countries
All-time high
656,781 number
in 2014
All-time low
279,687 number
in 2018
Years of data
5
2014–2018

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2014201620182014: 656.8k number2015: 563.8k number2016: 339.7k number2017: 317.3k number2018: 279.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in United States of America stood at 279,687 number. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is down 11.9% on the previous year and down 57.4% over five years.

United States of America ranks 31st of 138 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number) in United States of America, 2014 to 2018.
Year number Change
2014 656,781 number
2015 563,794 number -14.2%
2016 339,734 number -39.7%
2017 317,330 number -6.6%
2018 279,687 number -11.9%

United States of America compared with similar countries

  • United States of America's 279,687 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,620 number, 42.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 28 Morocco 303,885 number compare
  2. 29 Colombia 298,093 number compare
  3. 30 Germany 292,175 number compare
  4. 32 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 275,458 number
  5. 33 Zimbabwe 265,610 number
  6. 34 Honduras 263,844 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in United States of America?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in United States of America was 279,687 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 656,781 number in 2014.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 279,687 number in 2018.
How does United States of America rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male?
United States of America ranks 31st 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,212 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/