School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in East Timor
East Timor: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) was 27.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in East Timor, 2002–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, preprimary in East Timor is 27.9%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 100.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in East Timor peaked at 27.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2002.
East Timor ranks 158th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 6.6% | — |
| 2005 | 11.6% | +75.5% |
| 2013 | 13.9% | +19.6% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | +25.0% |
| 2015 | 20.5% | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 23.4% | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 22.8% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 27.9% | +11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 6.6% | 11.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 13.9% | 25.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 27.9% | 27.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More education data for East Timor
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.33 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 93.12 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in East Timor?
- School enrollment, preprimary in East Timor was 27.9% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2002.
- How does East Timor rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- East Timor ranks 158th out of 197 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor 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 (% 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.