Education spending in Timor-Leste
Government spending on education in Timor-Leste was equal to 5.2% of GDP in 2023.
Timor-Leste, 2023
5.2%
Change from 2021
+2.3percentage points
World, 2023
3.6%
Education spending in Timor-Leste over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Timor-Leste | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.2% | 3.6% |
| 2022 | – | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | 4.2% |
| 2007 | – | 4.0% |
| 2006 | – | 4.0% |
| 2005 | – | 4.0% |
| 2004 | – | 3.9% |
| 2003 | – | 4.1% |
| 2002 | – | 3.9% |
| 2001 | – | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 3.0% in 2021, a change of +2.3 percentage points.
- Since 2012, when it was 7.2%, the figure has changed by −1.9 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 3.6%.
More for Timor-Leste
All statistics for Timor-Leste
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
31.0%
2023 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
119.7%
2023 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
29.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
80.7%
2016 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
66.0%
2016 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
52.0%
2016 · UNESCO UIS