Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in East Timor
East Timor: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 25.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in East Timor, 2013–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in East Timor stood at 25.2%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 100.6% over ten years.
East Timor ranks 152nd of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.0% | 12.6% | 25.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 25.2% | 25.2% | 25.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 149 Saudi Arabia 26.5% compare
- 150 Tanzania 25.5% compare
- 151 Liberia 25.3% compare
- 153 Niue 25.0% compare
- 154 Sierra Leone 25.0% compare
- 155 Equatorial Guinea 24.1% compare
More education data for East Timor
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 119.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 7,144 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.63 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 120.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in East Timor?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in East Timor was 25.2% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2013.
- How does East Timor rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- East Timor ranks 152nd out of 178 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.