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 23.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Timor-Leste, 2008–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Timor-Leste is 23.9%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 14.7% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Timor-Leste peaked at 38.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 20.8%, in 2019.
That places Timor-Leste 70th out of 179 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 38.5% | — |
| 2009 | 34.9% | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 31.1% | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 29.4% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 29.1% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 31.2% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 30.7% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 25.7% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 22.7% | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 22.4% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 20.8% | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 23.9% | +14.7% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 23.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.0%, 60% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 23.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.1%, 1.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.7% | 34.9% | 38.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 20.8% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 23.9% | 23.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 67 Mexico 24.4% compare
- 68 Sierra Leone 24.2% compare
- 69 Serbia 24.0% compare
- 71 Turks and Caicos Islands 23.7% compare
- 72 Azerbaijan 23.3% compare
- 73 Anguilla 22.6% 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 23.9% in 2020, 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 38.5% in 2008.
- 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 20.8% in 2019.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Timor-Leste ranks 70th out of 179 countries with data for 2020.
- 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 23.3%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release