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
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Timor-Leste, 2013–2019
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
| 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
- 22 Uzbekistan 53.5% compare
- 23 North Macedonia 51.5% compare
- 24 Saudi Arabia 51.4% compare
- 26 Iran, Islamic Republic of 49.5%
- 27 Sao Tome and Principe 48.9%
- 28 Tanzania, United Republic of 44.9% compare
More reference data data for Timor-Leste
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 41.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1475 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 171.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 17.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4255 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 112.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 75.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6476 (2050)
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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About this data
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/