Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 5.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Timor-Leste, 2008–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Timor-Leste stood at 5.7%.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Timor-Leste peaked at 14.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2017.
Timor-Leste ranks 81st of 169 countries on this measure, 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 14.6% | — |
| 2009 | 11.0% | -25.1% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | -18.5% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | -24.2% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | +22.8% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | -14.7% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | -17.7% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | +23.7% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -5.8% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 5.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.9%, 58% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 5.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.6%, 1.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8% | 11.0% | 14.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 5.4% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower in Timor-Leste?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Timor-Leste was 5.7% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2017.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Timor-Leste ranks 81st out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release