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 13.6% 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
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Timor-Leste is 13.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Timor-Leste peaked at 34.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2016.
That places Timor-Leste 69th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 34.9% | — |
| 2001 | 33.6% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 32.8% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 31.5% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 30.3% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 28.5% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 26.4% | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 24.3% | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 21.7% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 20.3% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 14.8% | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 12.7% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 13.1% | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 13.6% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.7% | 21.7% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 12.4% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 12.7% | 14.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
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 13.6% 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 34.9% 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 12.4% in 2016.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Timor-Leste ranks 69th 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 up 2.3%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release