Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in East Timor
East Timor: Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty was 13.25 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in East Timor, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 13.25 for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in East Timor peaked at 13.25 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.69, in 2000.
That places East Timor 102nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.69 | — |
| 2001 | 10.02 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 10.35 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 10.72 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 11.09 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 11.46 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 11.83 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 12.2 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 12.57 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 12.94 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 13.13 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 13.14 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 13.15 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 13.16 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 13.17 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 13.19 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 13.2 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 13.21 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 13.22 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 13.23 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 13.24 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 13.25 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 13.25 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.25 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.29 | 9.69 | 12.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.18 | 13.13 | 13.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.25 | 13.24 | 13.25 | 4 |
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More education data for East Timor
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in East Timor?
- Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in East Timor was 13.25 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 13.25 in 2021.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.69 in 2000.
- How does East Timor rank for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty?
- East Timor ranks 102nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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