School enrollment, primary, male in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: School enrollment, primary, male was 118.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary, male in Timor-Leste, 2004–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 118.7% for school enrollment, primary, male in 2023.
That represents a change of down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Timor-Leste peaked at 131.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 111.3%, in 2020.
Timor-Leste ranks 20th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, male in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 130.5% | — |
| 2005 | 125.4% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 125.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 127.4% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 128.6% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 131.6% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 130.9% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 129.4% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 127.0% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 126.0% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 123.3% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 118.4% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 114.8% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 112.2% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 111.3% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 123.6% | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 118.8% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 118.7% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 127.3% | 125.4% | 130.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 124.2% | 112.2% | 131.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 118.1% | 111.3% | 123.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 17 Eswatini 120.5% compare
- 18 New Caledonia 119.2%
- 19 Cameroon 119.2% compare
- 21 Morocco 117.7% compare
- 22 Guinea-Bissau 116.4% compare
- 23 Antigua and Barbuda 115.7% compare
More education data for Timor-Leste
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, male in Timor-Leste?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Timor-Leste was 118.7% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 131.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 111.3% in 2020.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Timor-Leste ranks 20th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, male (% 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. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.