Start month of the academic school year in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Start month of the academic school year was 1 tertiary education in 2024. ▼ Falling
Start month of the academic school year in Timor-Leste, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for start month of the academic school year in Timor-Leste is 1 tertiary education, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 85.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Timor-Leste peaked at 10 tertiary education in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1 tertiary education, in 2023.
Timor-Leste ranks 174th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Start month of the academic school year in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | tertiary education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10 tertiary education | — |
| 1999 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 tertiary education | -30.0% |
| 2011 | 7 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 tertiary education | -85.7% |
| 2024 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 tertiary education | 10 tertiary education | 10 tertiary education | 2 |
| 2000s | 10 tertiary education | 10 tertiary education | 10 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2010s | 7 tertiary education | 7 tertiary education | 7 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | 7 tertiary education | 5 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 174 Australia 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Colombia 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Costa Rica 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Dominican Republic 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Ecuador 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Guatemala 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Honduras 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Iraq 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Kenya 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Cambodia 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Kiribati 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Lebanon 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Sri Lanka 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Maldives 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Montenegro 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Malaysia 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Namibia 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Nicaragua 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Naoero 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 New Zealand 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Papua New Guinea 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Paraguay 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Palestine, State of 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Solomon Islands 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 El Salvador 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Eswatini 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Seychelles 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Tonga 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Samoa 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 South Africa 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Zambia 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Zimbabwe 1 tertiary education compare
More education data for Timor-Leste
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 11.04 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6704 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,943 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 78,170 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1329 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26,657 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2815 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 162,113 (2020)
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 1 tertiary education in 2024, 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 tertiary education in 1998.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 tertiary education in 2023.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Timor-Leste ranks 174th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release