Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female was 96.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female in Timor-Leste, 2008–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female in Timor-Leste stood at 96.2%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female in Timor-Leste peaked at 96.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 73.6%, in 2009.
That places Timor-Leste 58th out of 149 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 82.9% | — |
| 2009 | 73.6% | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 85.1% | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 80.9% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 82.8% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 87.3% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 85.8% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 84.8% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 88.3% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 96.2% | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.2% | 73.6% | 82.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 86.4% | 80.9% | 96.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 55 Latvia 96.5% compare
- 56 Luxembourg 96.4% compare
- 57 Cape Verde 96.3% compare
- 59 Netherlands 96.2%
- 60 Paraguay 96.2% compare
- 61 Romania 96.0%
More education data for Timor-Leste
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 112,858 (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,943 (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 227,656 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1645 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 114,798 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female in Timor-Leste?
- Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female in Timor-Leste was 96.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.6% in 2009.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female?
- Timor-Leste ranks 58th out of 149 countries with data for 2018.
- Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release