Children out of school, primary, female in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Children out of school, primary, female was 4,375 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary, female in Timor-Leste, 2008–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 4,375 for children out of school, primary, female in 2023.
That represents a change of up 58.1% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, female in Timor-Leste peaked at 9,472 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2,225, in 2017.
Timor-Leste ranks 117th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary, female in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 9,472 | — |
| 2009 | 5,982 | -36.8% |
| 2010 | 4,231 | -29.3% |
| 2011 | 2,801 | -33.8% |
| 2012 | 4,901 | +75.0% |
| 2013 | 4,633 | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 3,856 | -16.8% |
| 2015 | 3,441 | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 4,206 | +22.2% |
| 2017 | 2,225 | -47.1% |
| 2018 | 3,311 | +48.8% |
| 2019 | 3,057 | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 2,767 | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 4,375 | +58.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,727 | 5,982 | 9,472 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3,666 | 2,225 | 4,901 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,571 | 2,767 | 4,375 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
More education data for Timor-Leste
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3,772 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,372 (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, female in Timor-Leste?
- Children out of school, primary, female in Timor-Leste was 4,375 in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 9,472 in 2008.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,225 in 2017.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for children out of school, primary, female?
- Timor-Leste ranks 117th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is children out of school, primary, female rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. 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 Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.