Children out of school — all countries

Children out of school — Timor-Leste

Children out of school in Timor-Leste in 2023 — 13,085 people. Ranked 73 in the world out of 148. Since 2008, the indicator has fallen by 33.1%.

2023 13,085 people +38.07% vs 2020
World rank 73of 148
Period maximum 19,567 people2008
Period minimum 7,462 people2011

Trend over time

2008–2023 · people

Children out of school — Timor-Leste, 2008–20235,00010,00015,00020,0002008201020122014201620182020202220232008: 19,567 people2009: 12,577 people2010: 10,663 people2011: 7,462 people2012: 12,197 people2013: 12,354 people2014: 13,015 people2015: 12,810 people2016: 13,840 people2017: 9,195 people2018: 10,475 people2019: 10,554 people2020: 9,477 people2023: 13,085 people
Change over the period: −6,482 (−33.13%) Average annual rate: -2.65 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Timor-Leste 13,085 people
World computed 44.51M people
East Asia & Pacific computed 2.57M people
South-Eastern Asia computed 2.46M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 30.75M people
Children out of school — Timor-Leste, by year Timor-Leste All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 13,085
2020 9,477 −1,077 −10.2%
2019 10,554 +79 +0.75%
2018 10,475 +1,280 +13.92%
2017 9,195 −4,645 −33.56%
2016 13,840 +1,030 +8.04%
2015 12,810 −205 −1.58%
2014 13,015 +661 +5.35%
2013 12,354 +157 +1.29%
2012 12,197 +4,735 +63.45%
2011 7,462 −3,201 −30.02%
2010 10,663 −1,914 −15.22%
2009 12,577 −6,990 −35.72%
2008 19,567

About the indicator

The number of children of primary school age who attend neither primary nor secondary school. The absolute count answers the question of the scale of the task rather than of the state of a country, and for that reason it diverges from the share: a large part of all out-of-school children in the world lives in a few big countries where the share is low, not in those where the share is high. Both numbers matter for planning, and together they produce different lists of priorities.

Important: Primary school age only. Adolescents who do not attend secondary school are not part of this series, although there are more of them.

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