Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male was 83 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Timor-Leste, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste peaked at 25,484 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 83, in 2023.
That places Timor-Leste 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 in Timor-Leste, 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% |
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 Timor-Leste
- 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 Timor-Leste
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 119.65 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 119.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Timor-Leste?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Timor-Leste was 83 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 25,484 in 2011.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 83 in 2023.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
- Timor-Leste ranks 156th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.7%. 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 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