India vs Timor-Leste: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
India
13.2%
in 2025
Timor-Leste
13.6%
in 2025
India rank
71st
Timor-Leste rank
69th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- India
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 13.6% against 13.2% in India, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was India ahead.
India ranks 71st and Timor-Leste ranks 69th of 206 countries.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.0% | 28.7% | 3.7% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 15.1% | 2.0% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 13.4% | 0.8% | Timor-Leste |
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, India or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 13.6% against 13.2% in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between India and Timor-Leste?
- 0.4%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Timor-Leste?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do India and Timor-Leste rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- India ranks 71st and Timor-Leste ranks 69th 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, male (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