School enrollment, primary, private in East Timor
East Timor: School enrollment, primary, private was 12.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary, private in East Timor, 2008–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, private in East Timor is 12.8%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in East Timor peaked at 13.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2016.
That places East Timor 98th out of 202 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, private in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 13.3% | — |
| 2009 | 13.1% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 13.5% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 13.5% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.2% | 13.1% | 13.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 12.5% | 13.5% | 10 |
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More education data for East Timor
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in East Timor?
- School enrollment, primary, private in East Timor was 12.8% in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2016.
- How does East Timor rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- East Timor ranks 98th out of 202 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.