Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 21.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
21.7%
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
59th
of 143 countries
All-time high
44.1%
in 2008
All-time low
21.7%
in 2019
Years of data
12
2008–2019

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Timor-Leste, 2008–2019

0102030402008201320192008: 44.1 %2009: 40.6 %2010: 37.8 %2011: 35.1 %2012: 33.9 %2013: 34.4 %2014: 32.1 %2015: 28.2 %2016: 25.6 %2017: 23.4 %2018: 23.7 %2019: 21.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Timor-Leste stood at 21.7%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 46.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Timor-Leste peaked at 44.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 21.7%, in 2019.

That places Timor-Leste 59th out of 143 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Timor-Leste, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%) in Timor-Leste, 2008 to 2019.
Year % Change
2008 44.1%
2009 40.6% -7.9%
2010 37.8% -6.9%
2011 35.1% -7.0%
2012 33.9% -3.4%
2013 34.4% +1.5%
2014 32.1% -6.7%
2015 28.2% -12.4%
2016 25.6% -9.1%
2017 23.4% -8.7%
2018 23.7% +1.3%
2019 21.7% -8.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 42.3% 40.6% 44.1% 2
2010s 29.6% 21.7% 37.8% 10

Countries ranked near Timor-Leste

  1. 56 Fiji 22.2% compare
  2. 57 Indonesia 22.2% compare
  3. 58 Jamaica 22.0% compare
  4. 60 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 21.3% compare
  5. 61 Saint Lucia 21.2% compare
  6. 62 Dominican Republic 21.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Timor-Leste?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Timor-Leste was 21.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
The highest recorded value was 44.1% in 2008.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
The lowest recorded value was 21.7% in 2019.
How does Timor-Leste rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
Timor-Leste ranks 59th out of 143 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
Over the last ten years it is down 46.6%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,990 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of females of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary school age.