Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) in East Timor

East Timor: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) was 10,432 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
10,432 number
Change on year
down 9.1%
World rank
73rd
of 187 countries
All-time high
18,806 number
in 2011
All-time low
10,432 number
in 2019
Years of data
12
2008–2019

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in East Timor, 2008–2019

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2008201320192008: 11.6k number2009: 17.5k number2010: 16.5k number2011: 18.8k number2012: 17.9k number2013: 18.6k number2014: 18.5k number2015: 15.7k number2016: 16.1k number2017: 13.9k number2018: 11.5k number2019: 10.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in East Timor stood at 10,432 number. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 40.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in East Timor peaked at 18,806 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 10,432 number, in 2019.

East Timor ranks 73rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) in East Timor, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) in East Timor, 2008 to 2019.
Year number Change
2008 11,584 number —
2009 17,486 number +50.9%
2010 16,474 number -5.8%
2011 18,806 number +14.2%
2012 17,858 number -5.0%
2013 18,641 number +4.4%
2014 18,458 number -1.0%
2015 15,682 number -15.0%
2016 16,138 number +2.9%
2017 13,895 number -13.9%
2018 11,480 number -17.4%
2019 10,432 number -9.1%

East Timor compared with similar countries

  • East Timor's 10,432 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 30,330 number, 34% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • East Timor's 10,432 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,006 number, 10.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14,535 number 11,584 number 17,486 number 2
2010s 15,786 number 10,432 number 18,806 number 10

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 70 Lebanon 11,617 number compare
  2. 71 Laos 11,610 number compare
  3. 72 Eritrea 10,995 number compare
  4. 74 Netherlands 9,603 number
  5. 75 Russia 9,580 number compare
  6. 76 Eswatini 9,480 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in East Timor?
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in East Timor was 10,432 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 18,806 number in 2011.
What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 10,432 number in 2019.
How does East Timor rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
East Timor ranks 73rd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this East Timor data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 6,486 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of female pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.