Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 16.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Timor-Leste, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 16.0% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Timor-Leste peaked at 51.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2025.
Timor-Leste ranks 103rd of 206 countries on this measure, 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, female in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.4% | — |
| 2001 | 49.8% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 47.8% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 45.7% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 43.9% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 42.7% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 41.6% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 40.2% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 38.2% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 36.0% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 34.0% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 32.9% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 31.6% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 30.3% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 28.4% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 26.2% | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 24.0% | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 22.1% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 20.9% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 19.3% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 19.2% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 17.8% | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 16.3% | -8.4% |
| 2025 | 16.0% | -1.8% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 16.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.0%, 46% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 16.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.1%, 99% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.7% | 36.0% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 19.4% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 16.0% | 19.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 100 Cayman Islands 16.4% compare
- 101 Haiti 16.2% compare
- 101 Macau, China 16.2% compare
- 103 Bosnia and Herzegovina 16.0% compare
- 105 Canada 15.1% compare
- 106 Maldives 14.8% compare
- 106 Myanmar 14.8% compare
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, female in Timor-Leste?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Timor-Leste was 16.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 51.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2025.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Timor-Leste ranks 103rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release