Children out of school, primary in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Children out of school, primary was 13,085 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Children out of school, primary in Timor-Leste, 2008β2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, primary in Timor-Leste is 13,085, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 38.1% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Timor-Leste peaked at 19,567 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 7,462, in 2011.
That places Timor-Leste 105th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16,072 | 12,577 | 19,567 | 2 |
| 2010s | 11,256 | 7,462 | 13,840 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,281 | 9,477 | 13,085 | 2 |
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More education data for Timor-Leste
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 119.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 7,144 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Timor-Leste?
- Children out of school, primary in Timor-Leste was 13,085 in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 19,567 in 2008.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,462 in 2011.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for children out of school, primary?
- Timor-Leste ranks 105th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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. 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.