Botswana vs Timor-Leste: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Botswana
8.6%
in 2025
Timor-Leste
8.7%
in 2025
Botswana rank
81st
Timor-Leste rank
80th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Botswana
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 8.7% against 8.6% in Botswana, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
Botswana ranks 81st and Timor-Leste ranks 80th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Timor-Leste in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 31.1% | 25.6% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 13.0% | 4.7% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 7.9% | 2.3% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Botswana or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 8.7% against 8.6% in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Botswana and Timor-Leste?
- 0.1%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Timor-Leste?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Timor-Leste rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Botswana ranks 81st and Timor-Leste ranks 80th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release