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 11,889 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
11,889 number
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
79th
of 148 countries
All-time high
24,739 number
in 2008
All-time low
10,366 number
in 2017
Years of data
12
2008–2019

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k2008201320192008: 24.7k number2009: 18.6k number2010: 18.4k number2011: 13.9k number2012: 14.6k number2013: 14.3k number2014: 14.1k number2015: 13.4k number2016: 12.9k number2017: 10.4k number2018: 11.6k number2019: 11.9k 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 11,889 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Timor-Leste peaked at 24,739 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10,366 number, in 2017.

Timor-Leste ranks 79th of 148 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 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, male (number) in Timor-Leste, 2008 to 2019.
Year number Change
2008 24,739 number
2009 18,559 number -25.0%
2010 18,420 number -0.7%
2011 13,892 number -24.6%
2012 14,627 number +5.3%
2013 14,309 number -2.2%
2014 14,121 number -1.3%
2015 13,420 number -5.0%
2016 12,876 number -4.1%
2017 10,366 number -19.5%
2018 11,593 number +11.8%
2019 11,889 number +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21,649 number 18,559 number 24,739 number 2
2010s 13,551 number 10,366 number 18,420 number 10

Countries ranked near Timor-Leste

  1. 76 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 12,844 number compare
  2. 77 Tajikistan 12,356 number
  3. 78 Kuwait 12,189 number compare
  4. 80 Zimbabwe 11,796 number compare
  5. 81 Slovakia 11,602 number compare
  6. 82 Greece 10,815 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 11,889 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 24,739 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 10,366 number in 2017.
How does Timor-Leste rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Timor-Leste ranks 79th 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 35.9%. 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,440 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/