Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 3,948 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
3,948 number
Change on year
down 27.1%
World rank
78th
of 134 countries
All-time high
12,098 number
in 2008
All-time low
3,948 number
in 2019
Years of data
12
2008–2019

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Timor-Leste, 2008–2019

4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k2008201320192008: 12.1k number2009: 11.2k number2010: 10.6k number2011: 8.8k number2012: 8.1k number2013: 7.9k number2014: 7.0k number2015: 7.0k number2016: 6.2k number2017: 5.9k number2018: 5.4k number2019: 3.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Timor-Leste recorded 3,948 number for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is down 27.1% on the previous year and down 64.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Timor-Leste peaked at 12,098 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3,948 number, in 2019.

Timor-Leste ranks 78th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Timor-Leste, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number) in Timor-Leste, 2008 to 2019.
Year number Change
2008 12,098 number
2009 11,198 number -7.4%
2010 10,641 number -5.0%
2011 8,827 number -17.0%
2012 8,132 number -7.9%
2013 7,889 number -3.0%
2014 7,023 number -11.0%
2015 7,019 number -0.1%
2016 6,245 number -11.0%
2017 5,872 number -6.0%
2018 5,418 number -7.7%
2019 3,948 number -27.1%

Timor-Leste compared with similar countries

  • Timor-Leste's 3,948 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41,660 number, 9% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
  • Timor-Leste's 3,948 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12,188 number, 32% of the median. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11,648 number 11,198 number 12,098 number 2
2010s 7,101 number 3,948 number 10,641 number 10

Countries ranked near Timor-Leste

  1. 75 Netherlands 5,804 number compare
  2. 76 Sweden 5,483 number compare
  3. 77 Oman 5,143 number compare
  4. 79 United Arab Emirates 3,866 number compare
  5. 80 Kuwait 3,261 number compare
  6. 81 Czechia 3,123 number compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Timor-Leste?
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Timor-Leste was 3,948 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
The highest recorded value was 12,098 number in 2008.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
The lowest recorded value was 3,948 number in 2019.
How does Timor-Leste rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
Timor-Leste ranks 78th out of 134 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
Over the last ten years it is down 64.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,028 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of female lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.