Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in East Timor
East Timor: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 41.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in East Timor, 2013–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in East Timor is 41.1%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 16.5% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
East Timor ranks 36th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.7% | 25.7% | 57.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 41.1% | 41.1% | 41.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More education data for East Timor
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 119.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 7,144 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.63 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 120.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in East Timor?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in East Timor was 41.1% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 2015.
- How does East Timor rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- East Timor ranks 36th out of 179 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.