Ethiopia vs Timor-Leste: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Ethiopia
15.5%
in 2024
Timor-Leste
18.1%
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
31st
Timor-Leste rank
29th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Ethiopia
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 18.1% against 15.5% in Ethiopia, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 31st and Timor-Leste ranks 29th of 185 countries.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.3% | 38.0% | 3.7% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 34.3% | 7.0% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 19.6% | 1.4% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2, Ethiopia or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 18.1% against 15.5% in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Ethiopia and Timor-Leste?
- 2.6%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Timor-Leste?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Timor-Leste rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Ethiopia ranks 31st and Timor-Leste ranks 29th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release