Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 18.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
18.2%
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
25th
of 153 countries
All-time high
36.8%
in 2010
All-time low
18.2%
in 2019
Years of data
12
2008–2019

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Timor-Leste, 2008–2019

0102030402008201320192008: 35.6 %2009: 35.1 %2010: 36.8 %2011: 34.5 %2012: 30.7 %2013: 28.9 %2014: 26.8 %2015: 24.7 %2016: 22.4 %2017: 21.2 %2018: 19.5 %2019: 18.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Timor-Leste is 18.2%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 48.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Timor-Leste peaked at 36.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2019.

Timor-Leste ranks 25th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Timor-Leste, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%) in Timor-Leste, 2008 to 2019.
Year % Change
2008 35.6%
2009 35.1% -1.4%
2010 36.8% +4.7%
2011 34.5% -6.3%
2012 30.7% -10.8%
2013 28.9% -5.9%
2014 26.8% -7.3%
2015 24.7% -7.9%
2016 22.4% -9.4%
2017 21.2% -5.3%
2018 19.5% -8.0%
2019 18.2% -6.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 35.4% 35.1% 35.6% 2
2010s 26.4% 18.2% 36.8% 10

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  3. 24 Ethiopia 20.3% compare
  4. 26 Sierra Leone 16.7% compare
  5. 27 Cambodia 15.9% compare
  6. 28 Botswana 15.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Timor-Leste?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Timor-Leste was 18.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Timor-Leste?
The highest recorded value was 36.8% in 2010.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Timor-Leste?
The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2019.
How does Timor-Leste rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Timor-Leste ranks 25th out of 153 countries with data for 2019.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
Over the last ten years it is down 48.2%. 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, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 2,312 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of pupils in primary education who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/