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.