Primary school completion rate in Timor-Leste
The primary completion rate in Timor-Leste was 93.2% in 2023.
Timor-Leste, 2023
93.2%
Change from 2022
+6.7percentage points
World, 2023
87.3%
Position in 2023
88th of 137
Primary school completion rate in Timor-Leste over time
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% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Timor-Leste | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 88.0% |
| 2023 | 93.2% | 87.3% |
| 2022 | 86.5% | 91.1% |
| 2021 | 101.0% | 88.7% |
| 2020 | 100.1% | 88.0% |
| 2019 | 102.0% | 87.9% |
| 2018 | 100.2% | 88.1% |
| 2017 | 96.7% | 88.2% |
| 2016 | 97.3% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 101.3% | 87.9% |
| 2014 | 96.3% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | 91.3% | 88.3% |
| 2012 | 85.7% | 88.1% |
| 2011 | 81.4% | 87.8% |
| 2010 | 75.2% | 88.5% |
| 2009 | 84.3% | 89.0% |
| 2008 | 98.2% | 88.2% |
| 2007 | – | 86.5% |
| 2006 | – | 85.3% |
| 2005 | – | 85.0% |
| 2004 | – | 84.2% |
| 2003 | – | 83.5% |
| 2002 | – | 83.3% |
| 2001 | – | 82.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +6.7 percentage points from 86.5% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 91.3%, the figure has changed by +1.9 percentage points.
- Among the 137 countries with data for 2023, Timor-Leste has the 88th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 87.3%.
More for Timor-Leste
All statistics for Timor-Leste
Primary school enrolment (gross)
119.7%
2023 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
84.7%
2020 · 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