China vs East Timor: Share of children in primary school age who are in school

China

93.3%

in 1997

East Timor

93.1%

in 2023

China rank

136th

East Timor rank

139th

Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time

China currently reports 93.3% against 93.1% in East Timor, a difference of 0.2%.

China ranks 136th and East Timor ranks 139th of 209 countries.

Indicator: Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 8,478 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.