Start of the academic school year in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Start of the academic school year was 2,024 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
2,024
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
53rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
2,024
in 2025
All-time low
1,969
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Start of the academic school year in Timor-Leste, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, start of the academic school year in Timor-Leste stood at 2,024. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, start of the academic school year in Timor-Leste peaked at 2,024 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,969, in 1970.
That places Timor-Leste 53rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Start of the academic school year in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,969 | — |
| 1971 | 1,970 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 1,971 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 1,972 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 1,973 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 1,974 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 1,975 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 1,976 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 1,977 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 1,978 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 1,979 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 1,980 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 1,981 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 1,982 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 1,983 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1,984 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1,985 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 1,986 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1,987 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1,988 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1,989 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1,990 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1,991 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1,992 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1,993 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1,994 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1,995 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1,996 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1,997 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1,998 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1,999 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 2,000 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 2,001 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 2,002 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,003 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,004 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,005 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,006 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,007 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,008 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,010 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 2,011 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2,012 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,013 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,014 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,015 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,016 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,017 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,018 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,019 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,019 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,020 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2,021 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,022 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,023 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2,024 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,974 | 1,969 | 1,978 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,984 | 1,979 | 1,988 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,994 | 1,989 | 1,998 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,004 | 1,999 | 2,008 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,014 | 2,010 | 2,019 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,022 | 2,019 | 2,024 | 6 |
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- 53 Micronesia, Federated States of 2,024 compare
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- 53 Gibraltar 2,024 compare
- 53 Guinea 2,024 compare
- 53 Gambia 2,024 compare
- 53 Guinea-Bissau 2,024 compare
- 53 Equatorial Guinea 2,024 compare
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- 53 Grenada 2,024 compare
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- 53 Indonesia 2,024 compare
- 53 India 2,024 compare
- 53 Ireland 2,024 compare
- 53 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2,024 compare
- 53 Iraq 2,024 compare
- 53 Iceland 2,024 compare
- 53 Israel 2,024 compare
- 53 Italy 2,024 compare
- 53 Jamaica 2,024 compare
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- 53 Japan 2,024 compare
- 53 Kazakhstan 2,024 compare
- 53 Kyrgyzstan 2,024 compare
- 53 Cambodia 2,024 compare
- 53 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2,024 compare
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- 53 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2,024 compare
- 53 Lebanon 2,024 compare
- 53 Liberia 2,024 compare
- 53 Libya 2,024 compare
- 53 Saint Lucia 2,024 compare
- 53 Liechtenstein 2,024 compare
- 53 Lithuania 2,024 compare
- 53 Luxembourg 2,024 compare
- 53 Latvia 2,024 compare
- 53 Macau, China 2,024 compare
- 53 Morocco 2,024 compare
- 53 Monaco 2,024 compare
- 53 Republic of Moldova 2,024 compare
- 53 Madagascar 2,024 compare
- 53 Mexico 2,024 compare
- 53 Marshall Islands 2,024 compare
- 53 North Macedonia 2,024 compare
- 53 Mali 2,024 compare
- 53 Malta 2,024 compare
- 53 Myanmar 2,024 compare
- 53 Montenegro 2,024 compare
- 53 Mongolia 2,024 compare
- 53 Mauritania 2,024 compare
- 53 Niger 2,024 compare
- 53 Nigeria 2,024 compare
- 53 Netherlands 2,024 compare
- 53 Norway 2,024 compare
- 53 Nepal 2,024 compare
- 53 Oman 2,024 compare
- 53 Pakistan 2,024 compare
- 53 Philippines 2,024 compare
- 53 Poland 2,024 compare
- 53 Puerto Rico 2,024 compare
- 53 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 2,024 compare
- 53 Portugal 2,024 compare
- 53 Palestine, State of 2,024 compare
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- 53 Romania 2,024 compare
- 53 Russian Federation 2,024 compare
- 53 Saudi Arabia 2,024 compare
- 53 Sudan 2,024 compare
- 53 Senegal 2,024 compare
- 53 Sierra Leone 2,024 compare
- 53 San Marino 2,024 compare
- 53 Somalia 2,024 compare
- 53 Serbia 2,024 compare
- 53 Sao Tome and Principe 2,024 compare
- 53 Suriname 2,024 compare
- 53 Slovakia 2,024 compare
- 53 Slovenia 2,024 compare
- 53 Sweden 2,024 compare
- 53 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 2,024 compare
- 53 Syrian Arab Republic 2,024 compare
- 53 Turks and Caicos Islands 2,024 compare
- 53 Chad 2,024 compare
- 53 Togo 2,024 compare
- 53 Thailand 2,024 compare
- 53 Tajikistan 2,024 compare
- 53 Turkmenistan 2,024 compare
- 53 Trinidad and Tobago 2,024 compare
- 53 Tunisia 2,024 compare
- 53 Türkiye 2,024 compare
- 53 Ukraine 2,024 compare
- 53 United States of America 2,024 compare
- 53 Uzbekistan 2,024 compare
- 53 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,024 compare
- 53 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 2,024 compare
- 53 British Virgin Islands 2,024 compare
- 53 Viet Nam 2,024 compare
- 53 Yemen 2,024 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 of the academic school year in Timor-Leste?
- Start of the academic school year in Timor-Leste was 2,024 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start of the academic school year recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 2,024 in 2025.
- What is the lowest start of the academic school year recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,969 in 1970.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for start of the academic school year?
- Timor-Leste ranks 53rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is start of the academic school year rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Start 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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February 2026 Data Release