Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 98.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Timor-Leste, 2004–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 98.1% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Timor-Leste peaked at 101.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 85.9%, in 2005.
That places Timor-Leste 86th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 89.8% | — |
| 2005 | 85.9% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 89.4% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 96.2% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 96.6% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 100.1% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 100.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 99.7% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 99.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 101.0% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 101.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 100.2% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 98.8% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 98.1% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.3% | 85.9% | 96.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 96.6% | 101.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
More education data for Timor-Leste
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6704 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,943 (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1645 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 112,858 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.88 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0829 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 162,113 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Timor-Leste?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Timor-Leste was 98.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 101.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.9% in 2005.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- Timor-Leste ranks 86th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.