Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 100.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 133 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2011
All-time low
82.1%
in 2018
Years of data
5
2011–2023
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Timor-Leste, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 100.0% for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Timor-Leste peaked at 100.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 82.1%, in 2018.
Timor-Leste ranks 1st of 133 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 100.0% | — |
| 2018 | 82.1% | -17.9% |
| 2019 | 84.2% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +18.8% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.8% | 82.1% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
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More education data for Timor-Leste
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3,772 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 11.04 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26,657 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1329 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 78,170 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,372 (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Timor-Leste?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Timor-Leste was 100.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.1% in 2018.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- Timor-Leste ranks 1st out of 133 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release