Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 44.6% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
44.6%
Change on year
down 11.4%
World rank
64th
of 77 countries
All-time high
55.2%
in 2012
All-time low
34.1%
in 2011
Years of data
6
2009–2014
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Timor-Leste, 2009–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Timor-Leste is 44.6%, measured in 2014.
That represents a change of down 11.4% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Timor-Leste ranks 64th of 77 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 52.1% | — |
| 2010 | 34.7% | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 34.1% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 55.2% | +62.1% |
| 2013 | 50.3% | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 44.6% | -11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.1% | 52.1% | 52.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 43.8% | 34.1% | 55.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 61 Lithuania 45.0% compare
- 62 Peru 45.0% compare
- 63 Bangladesh 44.9% compare
- 65 Slovenia 43.1%
- 66 United States of America 42.2%
- 67 Czechia 42.0% compare
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 teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Timor-Leste?
- Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Timor-Leste was 44.6% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 55.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 2011.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Timor-Leste ranks 64th out of 77 countries with data for 2014.
- Is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. 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 Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release