Start month of the academic school year in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Start month of the academic school year was 10 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
10
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 215 countries
All-time high
10
in 1997
All-time low
1
in 2010
Years of data
29
1997–2025
Start month of the academic school year in Timor-Leste, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 10 for start month of the academic school year in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 900.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Timor-Leste peaked at 10 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2010.
That places Timor-Leste 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Start month of the academic school year in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 10 | — |
| 1998 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | -90.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 | +900.0% |
| 2021 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 10 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| 2000s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 1 Anguilla 9 compare
- 1 Benin 10 compare
- 1 Burkina Faso 10 compare
- 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 compare
- 1 Central African Republic 10 compare
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 10 compare
- 1 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10 compare
- 1 Congo 10 compare
- 1 Comoros 10 compare
- 1 Germany 10 compare
- 1 Gabon 10 compare
- 1 Guinea 10 compare
- 1 Guinea-Bissau 10 compare
- 1 Haiti 10 compare
- 1 Cambodia 10 compare
- 1 Lebanon 10 compare
- 1 Madagascar 10 compare
- 1 Mali 10 compare
- 1 Montserrat 9 compare
- 1 Niger 10 compare
- 1 Senegal 10 compare
- 1 Saint Helena 9 compare
- 1 Somalia 10 compare
- 1 Sao Tome and Principe 10 compare
- 1 Chad 10 compare
- 4 Cook Islands 1 compare
- 4 Niue 1 compare
- 4 Tokelau 1 compare
More education data for Timor-Leste
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0829 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 162,113 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2815 % change on previous year (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1645 units per person (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 227,656 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2020)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is start month of the academic school year in Timor-Leste?
- Start month of the academic school year in Timor-Leste was 10 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 1997.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2010.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Timor-Leste ranks 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 900.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Start month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release