Primary net enrolment in Timor-Leste

In Timor-Leste, 93.1% of children of primary school age were enrolled in school in 2023.

Measure: Total net enrolment rate, primary education Unit: % of children of primary school age Data: 2008 to 2023 Source: UNESCO UIS
Timor-Leste, 2023 93.1% % of children of primary school age
Change from 2020 −1.7percentage points 2020: 94.8%
Position in 2023 109th of 157 See the full ranking

Primary net enrolment in Timor-Leste over time

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% of children of primary school age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total net enrolment rate, primary education (% of children of primary school age), 2008 to 2023
Period Timor-Leste
2023 93.1%
2020 94.8%
2019 94.3%
2018 94.4%
2017 95.1%
2016 92.8%
2015 93.3%
2014 93.2%
2013 93.5%
2012 93.5%
2011 96.0%
2010 94.1%
2009 92.7%
2008 88.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 94.8% in 2020, a change of −1.7 percentage points.
  • Since 2011, when it was 96.0%, the figure has changed by −2.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 157 countries with data for 2023, Timor-Leste has the 109th highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO UIS
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code
NERT.1.CP · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2008 to 2023 for Timor-Leste
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org