Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male was 90.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male in Timor-Leste, 2008–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male in Timor-Leste stood at 90.5%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male in Timor-Leste peaked at 90.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 67.7%, in 2009.
Timor-Leste ranks 79th of 149 countries on this measure, 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, male in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 76.3% | — |
| 2009 | 67.7% | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 83.3% | +23.0% |
| 2011 | 77.8% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 78.9% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 81.9% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 85.3% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 82.9% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 84.3% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 90.5% | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.0% | 67.7% | 76.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 83.1% | 77.8% | 90.5% | 8 |
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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, male in Timor-Leste?
- Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male in Timor-Leste was 90.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 90.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.7% in 2009.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male?
- Timor-Leste ranks 79th out of 149 countries with data for 2018.
- Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release