Asia vs Timor-Leste: Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex
Asia
20.6%
in 2025
Timor-Leste
29.1%
in 2022
Asia rank
15th
Timor-Leste rank
12th
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex over time
- Asia
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 29.1% against 20.6% in Asia, a difference of 8.5%.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.4 times Asia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
Asia ranks 15th and Timor-Leste ranks 12th of 39 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Asia averaged higher in 1 and Timor-Leste in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.4% | 25.9% | 1.5% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 19.4% | 3.4% | Asia |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 30.1% | 8.5% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex, Asia or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 29.1% against 20.6% in Asia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex between Asia and Timor-Leste?
- 8.5%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Timor-Leste?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
- How do Asia and Timor-Leste rank globally for proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex?
- Asia ranks 15th and Timor-Leste ranks 12th of 39 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.