Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) (primary) in East Timor
East Timor: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) (primary) was 83 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in East Timor, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in East Timor is 83, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 99.3% on the previous year and down 99.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in East Timor peaked at 25,484 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 83, in 2023.
That places East Timor 156th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) (primary) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 14,842 | — |
| 2009 | 22,734 | +53.2% |
| 2010 | 22,284 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 25,484 | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 24,587 | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 25,309 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 25,176 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 20,652 | -18.0% |
| 2016 | 22,354 | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 19,510 | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 17,035 | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 15,829 | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 12,919 | -18.4% |
| 2021 | 10,053 | -22.2% |
| 2022 | 11,417 | +13.6% |
| 2023 | 83 | -99.3% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 83 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24,669, 0% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 83 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 257, 32% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18,788 | 14,842 | 22,734 | 2 |
| 2010s | 21,822 | 15,829 | 25,484 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,618 | 83 | 12,919 | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 153 Dominica 106 compare
- 154 Cyprus 84 compare
- 154 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 84 compare
- 157 Bosnia and Herzegovina 78 compare
- 158 Grenada 76 compare
- 159 Montenegro 63 compare
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 primary education, all grades, male in East Timor?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in East Timor was 83 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 25,484 in 2011.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 83 in 2023.
- How does East Timor rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
- East Timor ranks 156th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release