Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 17.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Timor-Leste, 2008–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Timor-Leste stood at 17.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Timor-Leste peaked at 29.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2019.
That places Timor-Leste 57th out of 175 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.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 29.5% | — |
| 2009 | 27.0% | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 24.6% | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 21.7% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 22.8% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 21.4% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 15.9% | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | +8.4% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 17.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.6%, 65% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 17.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.5%, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.3% | 27.0% | 29.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 15.9% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 17.3% | 17.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
More education data for Timor-Leste
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1645 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Timor-Leste?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Timor-Leste was 17.3% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2019.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Timor-Leste ranks 57th out of 175 countries with data for 2020.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release