Children out of school, primary, male in East Timor
East Timor: Children out of school, primary, male was 8,710 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary, male in East Timor, 2008–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
East Timor recorded 8,710 for children out of school, primary, male in 2023.
That represents a change of up 29.8% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, male in East Timor peaked at 10,095 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4,661, in 2011.
That places East Timor 104th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary, male in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 10,095 | — |
| 2009 | 6,595 | -34.7% |
| 2010 | 6,432 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 4,661 | -27.5% |
| 2012 | 7,296 | +56.5% |
| 2013 | 7,721 | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 9,159 | +18.6% |
| 2015 | 9,369 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 9,634 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 6,970 | -27.7% |
| 2018 | 7,164 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 7,497 | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 6,710 | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 8,710 | +29.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,345 | 6,595 | 10,095 | 2 |
| 2010s | 7,590 | 4,661 | 9,634 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,710 | 6,710 | 8,710 | 2 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More education data for East Timor
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.33 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 93.12 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, male in East Timor?
- Children out of school, primary, male in East Timor was 8,710 in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, male recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 10,095 in 2008.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, male recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,661 in 2011.
- How does East Timor rank for children out of school, primary, male?
- East Timor ranks 104th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is children out of school, primary, male rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor 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, male. 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.