Philippines vs Timor-Leste: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Philippines
6.5%
in 2018
Timor-Leste
6.7%
in 2019
Philippines rank
55th
Timor-Leste rank
53rd

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time

  • Philippines
  • Timor-Leste
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How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 6.7% against 6.5% in Philippines, a difference of 0.2%.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.

Philippines ranks 55th and Timor-Leste ranks 53rd of 149 countries.

Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
2000s 8.2% 17.9% 9.7% Timor-Leste
2010s 4.8% 8.3% 3.5% Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Philippines or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 6.7% against 6.5% in Philippines as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Philippines and Timor-Leste?
0.2%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Timor-Leste?
6 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2018.
How do Philippines and Timor-Leste rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Philippines ranks 55th and Timor-Leste ranks 53rd of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 4,615 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/