Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both was 32,176 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
32,176 number
Change on year
down 9.3%
World rank
79th
of 142 countries
All-time high
54,704 number
in 2008
All-time low
32,176 number
in 2019
Years of data
12
2008–2019

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Timor-Leste, 2008–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k2008201320192008: 54.7k number2009: 52.2k number2010: 50.7k number2011: 45.1k number2012: 42.7k number2013: 43.1k number2014: 40.4k number2015: 37.9k number2016: 35.4k number2017: 34.4k number2018: 35.5k number2019: 32.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Timor-Leste recorded 32,176 number for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 38.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Timor-Leste peaked at 54,704 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 32,176 number, in 2019.

Timor-Leste ranks 79th of 142 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Timor-Leste, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Timor-Leste, 2008 to 2019.
Year number Change
2008 54,704 number
2009 52,162 number -4.6%
2010 50,707 number -2.8%
2011 45,084 number -11.1%
2012 42,687 number -5.3%
2013 43,109 number +1.0%
2014 40,371 number -6.4%
2015 37,881 number -6.2%
2016 35,440 number -6.4%
2017 34,407 number -2.9%
2018 35,486 number +3.1%
2019 32,176 number -9.3%

Timor-Leste compared with similar countries

  • Timor-Leste's 32,176 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 264,922 number, 12% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • Timor-Leste's 32,176 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39,514 number, 81% of the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 53,433 number 52,162 number 54,704 number 2
2010s 39,735 number 32,176 number 50,707 number 10

Countries ranked near Timor-Leste

  1. 76 Slovakia 35,860 number compare
  2. 77 Kuwait 35,156 number compare
  3. 78 Austria 34,920 number compare
  4. 80 Armenia 29,871 number compare
  5. 81 Greece 28,550 number compare
  6. 82 Albania 27,918 number compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Timor-Leste?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Timor-Leste was 32,176 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Timor-Leste?
The highest recorded value was 54,704 number in 2008.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Timor-Leste?
The lowest recorded value was 32,176 number in 2019.
How does Timor-Leste rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?
Timor-Leste ranks 79th out of 142 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.3%. 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 adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 4,335 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/