East Timor vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
East Timor
20.6%
in 2023
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
29.8%
in 2022
East Timor rank
28th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
30th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- East Timor
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 29.8% against 20.6% in East Timor, a difference of 9.2%.
That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.4 times East Timor's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2008 it was East Timor ahead.
East Timor ranks 28th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 30th of 183 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, East Timor averaged higher in 2 and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Timor | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.5% | 35.5% | 5.0% | East Timor |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 32.0% | 1.4% | East Timor |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 28.4% | 5.6% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
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, East Timor or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 29.8% against 20.6% in East Timor as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between East Timor and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 9.2%, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do East Timor and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- East Timor ranks 28th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 30th of 183 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, male (%). 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