Adolescents out of school, female in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Adolescents out of school, female was 10.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school, female in Timor-Leste, 2008–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female lower secondary school age.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 10.8% for adolescents out of school, female in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, female in Timor-Leste peaked at 21.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2016.
Timor-Leste ranks 60th of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school, female in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % of female lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 21.2% | — |
| 2009 | 19.7% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 15.2% | -17.3% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 12.6% | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | -4.2% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 10.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.9%, 83% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 10.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.3%, 1.7× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.5% | 19.7% | 21.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 10.6% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
More education data for Timor-Leste
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,182 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 140 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,267 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,390 (2020)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 162,113 (2020)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 227,656 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1645 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, female in Timor-Leste?
- Adolescents out of school, female in Timor-Leste was 10.8% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2016.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for adolescents out of school, female?
- Timor-Leste ranks 60th out of 160 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adolescents out of school, female rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.