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 25.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
25.0%
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
22nd
of 154 countries
All-time high
42.9%
in 2010
All-time low
25.0%
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: 40.6 %2009: 40.3 %2010: 42.9 %2011: 40.8 %2012: 37.6 %2013: 35.9 %2014: 34.6 %2015: 32.2 %2016: 29.8 %2017: 28.5 %2018: 26.5 %2019: 25 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Timor-Leste recorded 25.0% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 37.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Timor-Leste peaked at 42.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2019.

Timor-Leste ranks 22nd of 154 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, male (%) in Timor-Leste, 2008 to 2019.
Year % Change
2008 40.6%
2009 40.3% -0.7%
2010 42.9% +6.3%
2011 40.8% -4.9%
2012 37.6% -7.9%
2013 35.9% -4.3%
2014 34.6% -3.8%
2015 32.2% -6.7%
2016 29.8% -7.6%
2017 28.5% -4.4%
2018 26.5% -6.9%
2019 25.0% -5.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 40.5% 40.3% 40.6% 2
2010s 33.4% 25.0% 42.9% 10

Countries ranked near Timor-Leste

  1. 19 Gambia 30.0% compare
  2. 20 Zambia 28.5% compare
  3. 21 Comoros 28.2% compare
  4. 23 Botswana 24.9% compare
  5. 24 Ethiopia 23.8% compare
  6. 25 Burkina Faso 23.3% 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 25.0% 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 42.9% 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 25.0% in 2019.
How does Timor-Leste rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Timor-Leste ranks 22nd out of 154 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 37.9%. 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 2,314 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/