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

Latest (2018)
38,664 number
Change on year
up 53.4%
World rank
49th
of 150 countries
All-time high
279,470 number
in 2014
All-time low
25,212 number
in 2017
Years of data
5
2014–2018

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2014201620182014: 279.5k number2015: 105.6k number2016: 37.7k number2017: 25.2k number2018: 38.7k number

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

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number) in United States of America, 2014 to 2018.
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

  1. 46 Nicaragua 46,667 number
  2. 47 Ecuador 44,724 number compare
  3. 48 Paraguay 41,554 number
  4. 50 Korea 38,303 number compare
  5. 51 Cuba 38,275 number compare
  6. 52 Kenya 37,132 number

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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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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 3,686 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.