Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes was 0.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste, 2008–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste peaked at 11.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2022.
That places Timor-Leste 151st out of 171 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 11.7% | — |
| 2009 | 9.4% | -19.7% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -18.1% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -30.1% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.3%. (41 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3%. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.5% | 9.4% | 11.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 7.0% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 0.0% | 5.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 148 China 0.0% compare
- 149 Mongolia 0.0% compare
- 150 Korea 0.0% compare
- 151 Cook Islands 0.0% compare
- 151 Cayman Islands 0.0%
- 151 Gibraltar 0.0%
- 151 Indonesia 0.0% compare
- 151 Iceland 0.0%
- 151 Japan 0.0%
- 151 Liechtenstein 0.0% compare
- 151 Sri Lanka 0.0% compare
- 151 Monaco 0.0% compare
- 151 Maldives 0.0% compare
- 151 North Macedonia 0.0% compare
- 151 Mauritius 0.0%
- 151 Malaysia 0.0%
- 151 Norway 0.0%
- 151 Naoero 0.0%
- 151 New Zealand 0.0%
- 151 San Marino 0.0% compare
- 151 Seychelles 0.0%
- 151 Tuvalu 0.0%
- 151 Uruguay 0.0% compare
More education data for Timor-Leste
- 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 repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste?
- Repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste was 0.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
- Timor-Leste ranks 151st out of 171 countries with data for 2022.
- Is repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 5 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release