School enrollment, preprimary, female in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: School enrollment, preprimary, female was 28.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Timor-Leste, 2005–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Timor-Leste stood at 28.5%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.5% on the previous year and up 102.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Timor-Leste peaked at 28.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2005.
Timor-Leste ranks 156th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12.0% | — |
| 2013 | 14.1% | +17.1% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | +25.6% |
| 2015 | 21.1% | +19.0% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 23.7% | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 25.6% | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 28.5% | +11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 12.0% | 12.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 14.1% | 25.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 28.5% | 28.5% | 28.5% | 1 |
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More education data for Timor-Leste
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 119.65 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 119.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, female in Timor-Leste?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in Timor-Leste was 28.5% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2005.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- Timor-Leste ranks 156th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.