Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male was 86.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Timor-Leste, 2008–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 86.0% for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Timor-Leste peaked at 86.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 63.3%, in 2009.
That places Timor-Leste 95th out of 164 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 the last grade of primary education, male in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 70.8% | — |
| 2009 | 63.3% | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 82.1% | +29.6% |
| 2011 | 76.4% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 74.7% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 77.7% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 81.1% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 78.8% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 80.2% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | +7.3% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 86.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 73.9%, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 86.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92.4%, 93% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.1% | 63.3% | 70.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 79.6% | 74.7% | 86.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
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 the last grade of primary education, male in Timor-Leste?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Timor-Leste was 86.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.3% in 2009.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male?
- Timor-Leste ranks 95th out of 164 countries with data for 2018.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. 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 the last grade of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release