Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 16,667 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
16,667 number
Change on year
down 11.3%
World rank
80th
of 137 countries
All-time high
43,018 number
in 2008
All-time low
16,667 number
in 2019
Years of data
12
2008–2019

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Timor-Leste, 2008–2019

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2008201320192008: 43.0k number2009: 36.8k number2010: 35.7k number2011: 30.6k number2012: 30.6k number2013: 29.3k number2014: 25.8k number2015: 22.7k number2016: 21.0k number2017: 17.7k number2018: 18.8k number2019: 16.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Timor-Leste recorded 16,667 number for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of down 11.3% on the previous year and down 54.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Timor-Leste peaked at 43,018 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 16,667 number, in 2019.

Timor-Leste ranks 80th of 137 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Timor-Leste, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number) in Timor-Leste, 2008 to 2019.
Year number Change
2008 43,018 number
2009 36,808 number -14.4%
2010 35,667 number -3.1%
2011 30,595 number -14.2%
2012 30,595 number +0.0%
2013 29,318 number -4.2%
2014 25,800 number -12.0%
2015 22,733 number -11.9%
2016 21,041 number -7.4%
2017 17,709 number -15.8%
2018 18,784 number +6.1%
2019 16,667 number -11.3%

Timor-Leste compared with similar countries

  • Timor-Leste's 16,667 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 185,708 number, 9% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • Timor-Leste's 16,667 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17,115 number, 97% of the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 39,913 number 36,808 number 43,018 number 2
2010s 24,891 number 16,667 number 35,667 number 10

Countries ranked near Timor-Leste

  1. 77 Greece 20,784 number compare
  2. 78 Serbia 20,408 number compare
  3. 79 Mongolia 17,563 number
  4. 81 Oman 15,880 number compare
  5. 82 Austria 15,869 number compare
  6. 83 Kuwait 14,048 number compare

See the full ranking of 182 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Timor-Leste?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Timor-Leste was 16,667 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Timor-Leste?
The highest recorded value was 43,018 number in 2008.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Timor-Leste?
The lowest recorded value was 16,667 number in 2019.
How does Timor-Leste rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Timor-Leste ranks 80th out of 137 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
Over the last ten years it is down 54.7%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 4,161 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper 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/