Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 51.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
51.3%
Change on year
down 10.0%
World rank
25th
of 132 countries
All-time high
57.1%
in 2017
All-time low
28.2%
in 2016
Years of data
7
2013–2019

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

02040602013201620192013: 47.6 %2014: 42.3 %2015: 29.4 %2016: 28.2 %2017: 57.1 %2018: 57 %2019: 51.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Timor-Leste stood at 51.3%.

That represents a change of down 10.0% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.

That places Timor-Leste 25th out of 132 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Timor-Leste, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, male (%) in Timor-Leste, 2013 to 2019.
Year % Change
2013 47.6%
2014 42.3% -11.0%
2015 29.4% -30.5%
2016 28.2% -4.0%
2017 57.1% +102.4%
2018 57.0% -0.1%
2019 51.3% -10.0%

Timor-Leste compared with similar countries

  • Timor-Leste's 51.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 46.9%, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Timor-Leste's 51.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.9%, 5.8× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Timor-Leste

  1. 22 Uzbekistan 53.5% compare
  2. 23 North Macedonia 51.5% compare
  3. 24 Saudi Arabia 51.4% compare
  4. 26 Iran, Islamic Republic of 49.5%
  5. 27 Sao Tome and Principe 48.9%
  6. 28 Tanzania, United Republic of 44.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Timor-Leste?
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Timor-Leste was 51.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Timor-Leste?
The highest recorded value was 57.1% in 2017.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Timor-Leste?
The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 2016.
How does Timor-Leste rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
Timor-Leste ranks 25th out of 132 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 2,324 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Proportion of children in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/