Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 20.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Timor-Leste, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Timor-Leste stood at 20.6%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Timor-Leste peaked at 42.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 2023.
Timor-Leste ranks 28th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 40.6% | — |
| 2009 | 40.3% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 42.9% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 40.8% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 37.6% | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 36.0% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 34.6% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 32.2% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 29.8% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 28.5% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 26.5% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 23.8% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 21.4% | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 20.6% | -3.7% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 20.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.3%, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 20.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.0%, 10.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.5% | 40.3% | 40.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 25.0% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 20.6% | 23.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
More education data for Timor-Leste
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,182 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 140 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,267 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,390 (2020)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 162,113 (2020)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 227,656 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1645 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Timor-Leste?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Timor-Leste was 20.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 42.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 2023.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Timor-Leste ranks 28th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.7%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release