Repeaters in lower secondary general education … lower both sexes in East Timor
East Timor: Repeaters in lower secondary general education … lower both sexes was 2,088 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in East Timor, 2008–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in East Timor is 2,088, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 17.5% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in East Timor peaked at 2,665 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 848, in 2008.
East Timor ranks 124th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education … lower both sexes in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 848 | — |
| 2009 | 953 | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 2,028 | +112.8% |
| 2011 | 2,093 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 2,070 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 2,086 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1,305 | -37.4% |
| 2015 | 1,743 | +33.6% |
| 2016 | 2,227 | +27.8% |
| 2017 | 2,349 | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 2,665 | +13.5% |
| 2019 | 2,530 | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 2,088 | -17.5% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 2,088 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20,988, 10% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 2,088 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 787, 2.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in lower secondary general education … lower both sexes in East Timor changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +112.8% | 953 | 2,028 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 900.5 | 848 | 953 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2,110 | 1,305 | 2,665 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,088 | 2,088 | 2,088 | 1 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More education data for East Timor
- 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 repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in East Timor?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in East Timor was 2,088 in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 2,665 in 2018.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 848 in 2008.
- How does East Timor rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- East Timor ranks 124th out of 201 countries with data for 2020.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release