Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 26.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Timor-Leste, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 26.4% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Timor-Leste peaked at 45.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24.6%, in 2019.
That places Timor-Leste 83rd 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, male in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.5% | — |
| 2001 | 44.4% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 43.5% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 42.7% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 41.7% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 40.7% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 40.2% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 39.2% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 37.7% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 35.9% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 34.1% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 33.2% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 32.4% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 31.4% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 29.9% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 26.7% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 25.7% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 25.3% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 24.6% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 25.5% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 27.7% | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 29.2% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 28.8% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 27.5% | -4.5% |
| 2025 | 26.4% | -4.0% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 26.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.2%, 69% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 26.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.1%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.1% | 35.9% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 24.6% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 25.5% | 29.2% | 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, male in Timor-Leste?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Timor-Leste was 26.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 45.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.6% in 2019.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Timor-Leste ranks 83rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release