Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female was 6.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female in Timor-Leste, 2008–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 6.6% for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female in 2018.
That represents a change of up 13.7% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female in Timor-Leste peaked at 10.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2011.
That places Timor-Leste 35th out of 141 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 10.4% | — |
| 2009 | 7.8% | -24.8% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | -14.4% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | -14.2% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | +13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 7.8% | 10.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 5.7% | 7.5% | 9 |
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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 5 of primary education, female in Timor-Leste?
- Repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female in Timor-Leste was 6.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2011.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female?
- Timor-Leste ranks 35th out of 141 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.