Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 21.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Timor-Leste, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 21.3% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Timor-Leste peaked at 48.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 2025.
That places Timor-Leste 88th 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.3% | — |
| 2001 | 47.0% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 45.6% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 44.2% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 42.8% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 41.7% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 40.9% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 39.7% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 38.0% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 36.0% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 34.1% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 33.0% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 32.0% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 30.9% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 29.2% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 27.1% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 25.4% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 23.9% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 23.1% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 22.1% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 22.3% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 23.6% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 24.3% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 23.4% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 21.9% | -6.4% |
| 2025 | 21.3% | -2.7% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 21.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.0%, 61% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 21.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 21.0%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.4% | 36.0% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 22.1% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 21.3% | 24.3% | 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, both in Timor-Leste?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Timor-Leste was 21.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 2025.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Timor-Leste ranks 88th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release