Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female was 95.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Timor-Leste, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 95.3% for total net enrolment rate, primary, female in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Timor-Leste peaked at 97.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 88.2%, in 2008.
That places Timor-Leste 84th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 88.2% | — |
| 2009 | 92.8% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 95.1% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 96.9% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 94.6% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 95.8% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 96.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 95.5% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 97.6% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 96.4% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 96.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 96.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 95.3% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.5% | 88.2% | 92.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 94.6% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 95.3% | 96.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 81 Naoero 95.4% compare
- 82 Eswatini 95.4% compare
- 83 Grenada 95.4% compare
- 85 Uzbekistan 95.3% compare
- 86 Dominican Republic 95.2% compare
- 87 Mozambique 95.2% compare
More education data for Timor-Leste
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 119.65 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 119.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Timor-Leste?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Timor-Leste was 95.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.2% in 2008.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, female?
- Timor-Leste ranks 84th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, female 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 rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release