Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male was 24.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male in Timor-Leste, 2008–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 24.9% for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in Timor-Leste peaked at 35.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 2018.
Timor-Leste ranks 7th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 32.2% | — |
| 2009 | 31.3% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 34.5% | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 34.1% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 35.7% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 34.5% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 27.1% | -21.6% |
| 2015 | 30.2% | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 28.5% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 26.3% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.8% | 31.3% | 32.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 24.9% | 35.7% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 4 Malawi 31.5% compare
- 5 Brazil 27.1%
- 6 Madagascar 26.2% compare
- 8 Equatorial Guinea 24.8%
- 9 Congo 24.1%
- 10 Central African Republic 23.3%
More education data for Timor-Leste
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 112,858 (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,943 (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 227,656 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1645 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 114,798 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in Timor-Leste?
- Repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in Timor-Leste was 24.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 35.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 2018.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male?
- Timor-Leste ranks 7th out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. 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 Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.