Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted was 0.6061 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.6061 modelled data
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
171st
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.11 modelled data
in 2000
All-time low
0.5927 modelled data
in 2024
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Timor-Leste, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 0.6061 modelled data for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Timor-Leste peaked at 1.11 modelled data in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5927 modelled data, in 2024.
Timor-Leste ranks 171st of 205 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.11 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1.11 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.09 modelled data | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.07 modelled data | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.05 modelled data | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.05 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.03 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.02 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.01 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9971 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.991 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9753 modelled data | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.965 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9498 modelled data | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9357 modelled data | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8989 modelled data | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8599 modelled data | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8261 modelled data | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7886 modelled data | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7412 modelled data | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6968 modelled data | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6575 modelled data | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6181 modelled data | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5927 modelled data | -4.1% |
| 2025 | 0.6061 modelled data | +2.2% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 0.6061 modelled data is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9783 modelled data, 62% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 0.6061 modelled data is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8189 modelled data, 74% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.06 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 1.11 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9187 modelled data | 0.7886 modelled data | 0.9971 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6521 modelled data | 0.5927 modelled data | 0.7412 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Timor-Leste?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Timor-Leste was 0.6061 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 modelled data in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5927 modelled data in 2024.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Timor-Leste ranks 171st out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release