Over-age students, primary, male in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Over-age students, primary, male was 18.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Timor-Leste, 2008–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary, male in Timor-Leste is 18.1%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Timor-Leste peaked at 23.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 2018.
Timor-Leste ranks 27th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 23.6% | — |
| 2009 | 21.2% | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 21.8% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 21.4% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 21.7% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 22.1% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 18.1% | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.4% | 21.2% | 23.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 18.1% | 22.2% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
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 over-age students, primary, male in Timor-Leste?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Timor-Leste was 18.1% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 2018.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Timor-Leste ranks 27th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. 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 Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.