Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 0.375 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.375 modelled data
Change on year
down 12.1%
World rank
187th
of 204 countries
All-time high
1.1 modelled data
in 2000
All-time low
0.375 modelled data
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Timor-Leste, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Timor-Leste stood at 0.375 modelled data. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.1% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Timor-Leste peaked at 1.1 modelled data in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.375 modelled data, in 2025.
Timor-Leste ranks 187th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1.1 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.1 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.09 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.08 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.08 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.07 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.05 modelled data | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.01 modelled data | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9789 modelled data | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9268 modelled data | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8609 modelled data | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7876 modelled data | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7212 modelled data | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6632 modelled data | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6333 modelled data | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6207 modelled data | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6265 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6341 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.642 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6329 modelled data | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5974 modelled data | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5385 modelled data | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4815 modelled data | -10.6% |
| 2024 | 0.4268 modelled data | -11.4% |
| 2025 | 0.375 modelled data | -12.1% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 0.375 modelled data is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9091 modelled data, 41% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 0.375 modelled data is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8793 modelled data, 43% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.07 modelled data | 0.9789 modelled data | 1.1 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7116 modelled data | 0.6207 modelled data | 0.9268 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5087 modelled data | 0.375 modelled data | 0.6329 modelled data | 6 |
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 of primary school age, adjusted in Timor-Leste?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Timor-Leste was 0.375 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 modelled data in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.375 modelled data in 2025.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Timor-Leste ranks 187th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. 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 of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release