Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 11.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Timor-Leste, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 11.2% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Timor-Leste peaked at 37.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2022.
Timor-Leste ranks 76th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.1% | — |
| 2001 | 35.7% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 34.4% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 33.0% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 31.5% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 29.5% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 27.2% | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 25.0% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 23.5% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 22.1% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 20.5% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 14.6% | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 10.2% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 10.7% | +4.9% |
| 2025 | 11.2% | +4.7% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 11.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.4%, 78% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 11.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.3%, 1.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.9% | 22.1% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 10.9% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 10.1% | 11.5% | 6 |
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 of lower secondary school age in Timor-Leste?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Timor-Leste was 11.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2022.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Timor-Leste ranks 76th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. 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 of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release