Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) in East Timor
East Timor: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) was 95.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in East Timor, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
East Timor 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 East Timor peaked at 97.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 88.2%, in 2008.
That places East Timor 85th out of 180 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 East Timor, 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% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 95.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.7%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 95.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95.3%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
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 East Timor
- 82 Nauru 95.4% compare
- 83 Eswatini 95.4% compare
- 84 Grenada 95.4% compare
- 86 Uzbekistan 95.3% compare
- 87 Dominican Republic 95.2% compare
- 88 Mozambique 95.2% compare
More education data for East Timor
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.33 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 93.12 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,182 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 140 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,267 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,390 (2020)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 162,113 (2020)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 227,656 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, female in East Timor?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in East Timor was 95.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.2% in 2008.
- How does East Timor rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, female?
- East Timor ranks 85th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, female rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor 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