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 0.5605 GPIA 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 GPIA.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 0.5605 GPIA for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Timor-Leste peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.5605 GPIA, in 2020.
That places Timor-Leste 144th out of 169 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | — |
| 2009 | 0.9898 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8592 GPIA | -13.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8063 GPIA | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8457 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7938 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6522 GPIA | -17.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5988 GPIA | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 0.598 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5667 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6308 GPIA | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5728 GPIA | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5605 GPIA | -2.1% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 0.5605 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9426 GPIA, 59% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 0.5605 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9147 GPIA, 61% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 0.9898 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6924 GPIA | 0.5667 GPIA | 0.8592 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5605 GPIA | 0.5605 GPIA | 0.5605 GPIA | 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 0.5605 GPIA 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 1.01 GPIA 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 0.5605 GPIA in 2020.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Timor-Leste ranks 144th 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 34.8%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release