Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in East Timor

East Timor: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male was 15,829 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
15,829 number
Change on year
down 7.1%
World rank
72nd
of 187 countries
All-time high
25,484 number
in 2011
All-time low
14,842 number
in 2008
Years of data
12
2008–2019

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in East Timor, 2008–2019

010.0k20.0k30.0k2008201320192008: 14.8k number2009: 22.7k number2010: 22.3k number2011: 25.5k number2012: 24.6k number2013: 25.3k number2014: 25.2k number2015: 20.7k number2016: 22.4k number2017: 19.5k number2018: 17.0k number2019: 15.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in East Timor stood at 15,829 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in East Timor peaked at 25,484 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 14,842 number, in 2008.

That places East Timor 72nd out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in East Timor, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) in East Timor, 2008 to 2019.
Year number Change
2008 14,842 number —
2009 22,734 number +53.2%
2010 22,284 number -2.0%
2011 25,484 number +14.4%
2012 24,587 number -3.5%
2013 25,309 number +2.9%
2014 25,176 number -0.5%
2015 20,652 number -18.0%
2016 22,354 number +8.2%
2017 19,510 number -12.7%
2018 17,035 number -12.7%
2019 15,829 number -7.1%

East Timor compared with similar countries

  • East Timor's 15,829 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43,340 number, 37% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • East Timor's 15,829 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,344 number, 11.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18,788 number 14,842 number 22,734 number 2
2010s 21,822 number 15,829 number 25,484 number 10

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 69 Laos 18,733 number compare
  2. 70 Eritrea 17,416 number compare
  3. 71 Sierra Leone 16,583 number compare
  4. 73 El Salvador 15,533 number compare
  5. 74 Eswatini 14,537 number compare
  6. 75 Netherlands 14,253 number

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in East Timor?
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in East Timor was 15,829 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 25,484 number in 2011.
What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 14,842 number in 2008.
How does East Timor rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
East Timor ranks 72nd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this East Timor data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 6,470 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of male pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.