Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total was 89.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Timor-Leste, 2005–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Timor-Leste is 89.6%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.9% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Timor-Leste peaked at 145.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 89.6%, in 2018.
That places Timor-Leste 169th out of 186 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 126.0% | — |
| 2008 | 145.7% | +15.7% |
| 2009 | 139.6% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 142.8% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 119.3% | -16.5% |
| 2012 | 107.3% | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 110.1% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 109.5% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 111.5% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 102.8% | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 89.6% | -12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 137.1% | 126.0% | 145.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 111.6% | 89.6% | 142.8% | 8 |
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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 gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Timor-Leste?
- Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Timor-Leste was 89.6% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 145.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.6% in 2018.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total?
- Timor-Leste ranks 169th out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.