School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9811 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Timor-Leste, 2004–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 0.9811 GPI for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Timor-Leste peaked at 0.9811 GPI in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9101 GPI, in 2005.
That places Timor-Leste 123rd out of 198 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.9165 GPI | — |
| 2005 | 0.9101 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9316 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9347 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9451 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9436 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9458 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9549 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9754 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9754 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9705 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9647 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9649 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9785 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9811 GPI | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9232 GPI | 0.9101 GPI | 0.9347 GPI | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9619 GPI | 0.9436 GPI | 0.9785 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9811 GPI | 0.9811 GPI | 0.9811 GPI | 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)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 119.65 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 119.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Timor-Leste?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Timor-Leste was 0.9811 GPI in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9811 GPI in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9101 GPI in 2005.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- Timor-Leste ranks 123rd out of 198 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.