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 8,132 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
8,132 number
Change on year
down 9.2%
World rank
52nd
of 132 countries
All-time high
8,955 number
in 2018
All-time low
4,420 number
in 2016
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: 7.7k number2014: 6.7k number2015: 4.6k number2016: 4.4k number2017: 8.9k number2018: 9.0k number2019: 8.1k 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 8,132 number.

The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

That places Timor-Leste 52nd out of 132 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, male (number) in Timor-Leste, 2013 to 2019.
Year number Change
2013 7,677 number
2014 6,709 number -12.6%
2015 4,623 number -31.1%
2016 4,420 number -4.4%
2017 8,938 number +102.2%
2018 8,955 number +0.2%
2019 8,132 number -9.2%

Countries ranked near Timor-Leste

  1. 49 Poland 8,990 number compare
  2. 50 Djibouti 8,549 number compare
  3. 51 Kyrgyzstan 8,273 number compare
  4. 53 Bulgaria 7,041 number compare
  5. 54 Kuwait 6,985 number compare
  6. 55 Dominican Republic 6,762 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 8,132 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 8,955 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 4,420 number in 2016.
How does Timor-Leste rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Timor-Leste ranks 52nd 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 5.9%. 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,347 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/