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 8.6% 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
Timor-Leste recorded 8.6% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.3% on the previous year and down 69.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Timor-Leste peaked at 30.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2019.
Timor-Leste ranks 56th 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 30.4% | — |
| 2009 | 27.8% | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 25.9% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 21.2% | -18.1% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | -13.7% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | -26.3% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 8.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.4%, 75% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 8.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.0%, 1.4× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.1% | 27.8% | 30.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 8.6% | 25.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 53 Romania 9.2% compare
- 54 Qatar 9.1% compare
- 55 Tajikistan 9.0%
- 57 Mongolia 8.6%
- 58 Ghana 8.2% compare
- 59 Philippines 7.6% compare
More education data for Timor-Leste
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 112,858 (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,943 (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 227,656 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1645 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 114,798 (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 8.6% 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 30.4% 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 8.6% 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 134 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 69.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of females of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official lower secondary school age.