Adolescents out of school in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Adolescents out of school was 13.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school in Timor-Leste, 2008–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of lower secondary school age.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 13.5% for adolescents out of school in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school in Timor-Leste peaked at 21.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2016.
That places Timor-Leste 56th out of 179 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % of lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 21.0% | — |
| 2009 | 19.8% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 15.9% | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | +14.5% |
| 2019 | 13.6% | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.4% | 19.8% | 21.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 12.0% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 13.5% | 13.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
More education data for Timor-Leste
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 112,858 (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,943 (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 227,656 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1645 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 114,798 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school in Timor-Leste?
- Adolescents out of school in Timor-Leste was 13.5% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2016.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for adolescents out of school?
- Timor-Leste ranks 56th out of 179 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adolescents out of school rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. 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 (% of 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.