Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 6,677 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
6,677 number
Change on year
down 17.1%
World rank
85th
of 148 countries
All-time high
27,381 number
in 2008
All-time low
6,677 number
in 2019
Years of data
12
2008–2019

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

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k2008201320192008: 27.4k number2009: 21.8k number2010: 20.9k number2011: 16.7k number2012: 17.1k number2013: 15.6k number2014: 12.8k number2015: 11.0k number2016: 10.1k number2017: 7.4k number2018: 8.1k number2019: 6.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Timor-Leste stood at 6,677 number. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is down 17.1% on the previous year and down 69.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Timor-Leste peaked at 27,381 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6,677 number, in 2019.

That places Timor-Leste 85th out of 148 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Timor-Leste, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number) in Timor-Leste, 2008 to 2019.
Year number Change
2008 27,381 number
2009 21,777 number -20.5%
2010 20,902 number -4.0%
2011 16,739 number -19.9%
2012 17,150 number +2.5%
2013 15,573 number -9.2%
2014 12,784 number -17.9%
2015 11,017 number -13.8%
2016 10,076 number -8.5%
2017 7,383 number -26.7%
2018 8,057 number +9.1%
2019 6,677 number -17.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24,579 number 21,777 number 27,381 number 2
2010s 12,636 number 6,677 number 20,902 number 10

Countries ranked near Timor-Leste

  1. 82 Mongolia 9,784 number
  2. 83 Kyrgyzstan 9,110 number compare
  3. 84 Bahamas 6,859 number compare
  4. 86 Oman 6,436 number compare
  5. 87 Belarus 6,174 number compare
  6. 88 Netherlands 5,804 number compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Timor-Leste?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Timor-Leste was 6,677 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Timor-Leste?
The highest recorded value was 27,381 number in 2008.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Timor-Leste?
The lowest recorded value was 6,677 number in 2019.
How does Timor-Leste rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Timor-Leste ranks 85th out of 148 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
Over the last ten years it is down 69.3%. 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,451 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/