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

Latest (2019)
98.1%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
86th
of 193 countries
All-time high
101.6%
in 2016
All-time low
85.9%
in 2005
Years of data
14
2004–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Timor-Leste, 2004–2019

02550751002004201120192004: 89.8 %2005: 85.9 %2008: 89.4 %2009: 96.2 %2010: 96.6 %2011: 100.1 %2012: 100.6 %2013: 99.7 %2014: 99.5 %2015: 101 %2016: 101.6 %2017: 100.2 %2018: 98.8 %2019: 98.1 %

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%) in Timor-Leste, 2004 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 90.3% 85.9% 96.2% 4
2010s 99.6% 96.6% 101.6% 10

Countries ranked near Timor-Leste

  1. 83 Egypt 98.6% compare
  2. 84 Iran, Islamic Republic of 98.4% compare
  3. 85 Samoa 98.1% compare
  4. 87 Guyana 98.0% compare
  5. 88 Indonesia 97.9% compare
  6. 89 Albania 97.9% compare

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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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.