Timor-Leste vs Vanuatu: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Timor-Leste
8.7%
in 2025
Vanuatu
9.6%
in 2025
Timor-Leste rank
80th
Vanuatu rank
78th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Timor-Leste
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 9.6% against 8.7% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Timor-Leste's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Timor-Leste ranks 80th and Vanuatu ranks 78th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Timor-Leste averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Timor-Leste | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.1% | 34.7% | 3.5% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 9.9% | 3.1% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 8.9% | 1.1% | Vanuatu |
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, Timor-Leste or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 9.6% 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 Timor-Leste and Vanuatu?
- 0.9%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and Vanuatu?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Timor-Leste and Vanuatu rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Timor-Leste ranks 80th and Vanuatu ranks 78th 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