Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Timor-Leste

Share of children out of school in Timor-Leste in 2023 — 6.88%. Ranked 99 in the world out of 146. Since 2008, the indicator has fallen by 4.86 pp.

2023 6.88% +1.72 pp vs 2020
World rank 99of 146
Period maximum 11.74%2008
Period minimum 4.04%2011

Trend over time

2008–2023 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Timor-Leste, 2008–20230510152008201020122014201620182020202220232008: 11.74%2009: 7.25%2010: 5.93%2011: 4.04%2012: 6.47%2013: 6.47%2014: 6.78%2015: 6.66%2016: 7.23%2017: 4.85%2018: 5.59%2019: 5.7%2020: 5.16%2023: 6.88%
Change over the period: −4.86 pp Annual average: -0.32 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste 6.88%
World computed 8.88%
East Asia & Pacific computed 3.38%
South-Eastern Asia computed 3.84%
Share of children out of school — Timor-Leste, by year Timor-Leste All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 6.88
2020 5.16 −0.54 pp
2019 5.7 +0.11 pp
2018 5.59 +0.74 pp
2017 4.85 −2.38 pp
2016 7.23 +0.56 pp
2015 6.66 −0.11 pp
2014 6.78 +0.31 pp
2013 6.47 −0 pp
2012 6.47 +2.43 pp
2011 4.04 −1.9 pp
2010 5.93 −1.32 pp
2009 7.25 −4.49 pp
2008 11.74

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.