Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of was 46.0% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
46.0%
Change on year
up 11.5%
World rank
5th
of 117 countries
All-time high
46.0%
in 2014
All-time low
9.5%
in 2007
Years of data
5
2007–2014
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Timor-Leste, 2007–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 46.0% for current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in 2014. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.5% on the previous year and up 382.2% over ten years.
That places Timor-Leste 5th out of 117 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 9.5% | — |
| 2011 | 39.5% | +314.6% |
| 2012 | 32.7% | -17.3% |
| 2013 | 41.2% | +26.2% |
| 2014 | 46.0% | +11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 39.9% | 32.7% | 46.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 2 Seychelles 87.3% compare
- 3 Nicaragua 81.0% compare
- 4 South Sudan 57.4%
- 6 United Arab Emirates 41.4% compare
- 7 Finland 34.4% compare
- 8 Maldives 31.1% compare
More education data for Timor-Leste
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 112,858 (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,943 (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 227,656 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1645 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 114,798 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Timor-Leste?
- Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Timor-Leste was 46.0% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 46.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2007.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of?
- Timor-Leste ranks 5th out of 117 countries with data for 2014.
- Is current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 382.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release