Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 7,356 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
7,356 number
Change on year
down 15.7%
World rank
49th
of 132 countries
All-time high
8,721 number
in 2018
All-time low
3,379 number
in 2015
Years of data
7
2013–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Timor-Leste, 2013–2019

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2013201620192013: 6.6k number2014: 5.4k number2015: 3.4k number2016: 3.7k number2017: 8.5k number2018: 8.7k number2019: 7.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Timor-Leste stood at 7,356 number.

That represents a change of down 15.7% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.

Timor-Leste ranks 49th of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Timor-Leste, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number) in Timor-Leste, 2013 to 2019.
Year number Change
2013 6,609 number
2014 5,419 number -18.0%
2015 3,379 number -37.6%
2016 3,728 number +10.3%
2017 8,506 number +128.2%
2018 8,721 number +2.5%
2019 7,356 number -15.7%

Countries ranked near Timor-Leste

  1. 46 Djibouti 8,862 number compare
  2. 47 Panama 8,768 number compare
  3. 48 Togo 7,456 number compare
  4. 50 Bulgaria 7,314 number compare
  5. 51 Kyrgyzstan 6,907 number compare
  6. 52 Argentina 6,696 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Timor-Leste?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Timor-Leste was 7,356 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Timor-Leste?
The highest recorded value was 8,721 number in 2018.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Timor-Leste?
The lowest recorded value was 3,379 number in 2015.
How does Timor-Leste rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Timor-Leste ranks 49th out of 132 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,348 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/