Official entrance age to early childhood education in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Official entrance age to early childhood education was 3 years in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
3 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
36th
of 204 countries
All-time high
4 years
in 1999
All-time low
3 years
in 2012
Years of data
21
1999–2019
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Timor-Leste, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 3 years for official entrance age to early childhood education in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to early childhood education in Timor-Leste peaked at 4 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3 years, in 2012.
Timor-Leste ranks 36th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4 years | — |
| 2000 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 years | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2 years | 3 years | 4 years | 10 |
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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 official entrance age to early childhood education in Timor-Leste?
- Official entrance age to early childhood education in Timor-Leste was 3 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 4 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 years in 2012.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for official entrance age to early childhood education?
- Timor-Leste ranks 36th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is official entrance age to early childhood education rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to early childhood education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age at which students would enter early childhood education.