Gambia vs Timor-Leste: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Gambia
9.5%
in 2025
Timor-Leste
8.7%
in 2025
Gambia rank
79th
Timor-Leste rank
80th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Gambia
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 9.5% against 8.7% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Timor-Leste's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 79th and Timor-Leste ranks 80th of 206 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.9% | 31.1% | 22.8% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 13.0% | 21.6% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 7.9% | 6.3% | Gambia |
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, Gambia or Timor-Leste?
- Gambia, at 9.5% against 8.7% in Timor-Leste as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Gambia and Timor-Leste?
- 0.8%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Timor-Leste?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Timor-Leste rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Gambia ranks 79th 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