Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes was 12.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Timor-Leste, 2008–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Timor-Leste is 12.3%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Timor-Leste peaked at 19.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2018.
That places Timor-Leste 22nd out of 184 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 19.5% | — |
| 2009 | 17.8% | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 17.5% | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 17.9% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | -16.5% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 14.1% | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.6% | 17.8% | 19.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 12.3% | 19.2% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 19 Cameroon 13.5% compare
- 20 New Caledonia 13.4%
- 21 Sao Tome and Principe 12.6% compare
- 23 Tunisia 11.5% compare
- 24 Côte d'Ivoire 11.5% compare
- 25 Angola 11.5%
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Timor-Leste?
- Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Timor-Leste was 12.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2018.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
- Timor-Leste ranks 22nd out of 184 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. 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 Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.