School completion, annual growth rate in East Timor
East Timor: School completion, annual growth rate was 1.2 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
School completion, annual growth rate in East Timor, 1982–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 1.2 % change on previous year for school completion, annual growth rate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion, annual growth rate in East Timor peaked at 4.97 % change on previous year in 1983 and was at its lowest, 1.2 % change on previous year, in 2025.
That places East Timor 25th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
School completion, annual growth rate in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 4.49 % change on previous year | — |
| 1983 | 4.97 % change on previous year | +10.6% |
| 1984 | 4.06 % change on previous year | -18.3% |
| 1985 | 4.55 % change on previous year | +12.1% |
| 1986 | 4.66 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 4.09 % change on previous year | -12.2% |
| 1988 | 4.25 % change on previous year | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 4.07 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 3.68 % change on previous year | -9.7% |
| 1991 | 3.27 % change on previous year | -11.2% |
| 1992 | 2.86 % change on previous year | -12.3% |
| 1993 | 2.81 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 2.73 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 2.96 % change on previous year | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 3.07 % change on previous year | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 3.38 % change on previous year | +10.1% |
| 1998 | 3.5 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 3.47 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 3.46 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 3.49 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 3.23 % change on previous year | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 3.04 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 2.81 % change on previous year | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 2.57 % change on previous year | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 2.53 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 2.38 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 2.59 % change on previous year | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 2.76 % change on previous year | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 2.75 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.64 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 2.45 % change on previous year | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 2.11 % change on previous year | -13.9% |
| 2014 | 1.95 % change on previous year | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 1.83 % change on previous year | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 1.63 % change on previous year | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 1.63 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.52 % change on previous year | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 1.51 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 1.44 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.35 % change on previous year | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 1.31 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -8.9% |
| 2025 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 1.2 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7648 % change on previous year, 1.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 1.2 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0707 % change on previous year, 16.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.39 % change on previous year | 4.06 % change on previous year | 4.97 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1990s | 3.18 % change on previous year | 2.73 % change on previous year | 3.68 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.89 % change on previous year | 2.38 % change on previous year | 3.49 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 % change on previous year | 1.51 % change on previous year | 2.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 % change on previous year | 1.2 % change on previous year | 1.46 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
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 school completion, annual growth rate in East Timor?
- School completion, annual growth rate in East Timor was 1.2 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 4.97 % change on previous year in 1983.
- What is the lowest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does East Timor rank for school completion, annual growth rate?
- East Timor ranks 25th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion, annual growth rate rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of School completion, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Share of children who have completed primary school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.