Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in United States of America
United States of America: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 38,664 number in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in United States of America, 2014–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in United States of America stood at 38,664 number.
That represents a change of up 53.4% on the previous year and down 86.2% over five years.
United States of America ranks 49th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in United States of America, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 279,470 number | — |
| 2015 | 105,574 number | -62.2% |
| 2016 | 37,651 number | -64.3% |
| 2017 | 25,212 number | -33.0% |
| 2018 | 38,664 number | +53.4% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 38,664 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,843 number, 21.0× the median. (60 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near United States of America
More education data for United States of America
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 419,732 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.34 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.14 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25.35 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 23.83 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0708 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in United States of America?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in United States of America was 38,664 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 279,470 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,212 number in 2017.
- How does United States of America rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- United States of America ranks 49th out of 150 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 of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.