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 10.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Timor-Leste, 2008–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Timor-Leste is 10.2%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.9% on the previous year and down 62.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Timor-Leste peaked at 29.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2019.
Timor-Leste ranks 56th of 150 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 29.7% | — |
| 2009 | 27.2% | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 24.9% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 20.2% | -18.9% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 12.6% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | -18.9% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 10.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.3%, 83% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 10.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.3%, 2.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.4% | 27.2% | 29.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 10.2% | 24.9% | 10 |
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 10.2% in 2019, 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 29.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2019.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Timor-Leste ranks 56th out of 150 countries with data for 2019.
- 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 62.4%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.