Education in East Timor 1,268 indicators covering education for East Timor. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 2 2023 down 100.0% 171st Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 2 2023 down 100.0% 175th Secondary education, teachers 37.1% 2020 up 28.9% 161st School enrollment, primary, female 92.9% 2018 up 14.5% 83rd School enrollment, primary, male 91.7% 2018 up 8.1% 94th Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2019 unchanged 24th Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education 9 2025 unchanged 106th Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in 0 2025 — 61st Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 39.6% 2019 down 20.4% 75th Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity 1.09 GPI 2018 down 0.8% 15th Over-age students, primary, male 18.1% 2018 down 23.3% 27th Over-age students, primary, female 13.9% 2018 down 34.7% 36th Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.06 index 2020 up 5.5% 22nd Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 — 119th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 14.2% 2018 down 35.4% 15th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 0 2023 down 100.0% 161st Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 96.4% 2019 up 30.6% 101st Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 43 2023 down 99.5% 135th Compulsory education, duration 9 years 2025 unchanged 115th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 96.1% 2018 up 14.6% 85th Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male 83 2023 down 99.2% 131st Progression to secondary school 93.2% 2017 up 4.0% 112th Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 — 168th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 13.6% 2018 down 27.8% 17th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 99.6% 2019 up 34.6% 82nd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 93.3% 2019 up 26.6% 108th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 1.07 GPI 2019 up 6.3% 20th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 95.4% 2018 up 13.7% 97th Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 287,320 2025 up 1.0% 137th Population of compulsory school age, female 141,508 2025 up 2.6% 137th Population of compulsory school age, male 145,812 2025 down 0.5% 137th Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 89,335 2020 up 47.5% 137th Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2023 — 46th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 5.5% 2019 — 86th Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 45,667 2020 up 52.3% 136th Duration of compulsory education 9 years 2025 unchanged 120th Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 21st Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 4.8% 2019 — 83rd Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 6.1% 2019 — 85th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 9 2023 down 99.8% 152nd Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 2 2023 down 99.9% 163rd Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male 0 2023 down 100.0% 173rd Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male 0 2023 down 100.0% 172nd Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 43,668 2020 up 42.8% 135th Government spending on education as a share of GDP 5.2% 2023 down 7.5% 53rd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 76.7% 2019 up 61.5% 104th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 2 2023 down 99.9% 165th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male 0 2023 down 100.0% 176th Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 — 70th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 11.2% 2025 down 8.2% 76th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 8.7% 2025 down 20.9% 80th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 13.6% 2025 up 2.3% 69th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 21.3% 2025 down 21.4% 88th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 16.0% 2025 down 38.9% 103rd Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 26.4% 2025 down 5.7% 83rd Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 5.5% 2025 down 25.7% 88th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 3.0% 2025 down 47.4% 108th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 8.0% 2025 down 11.1% 78th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.6061 modelled data 2025 down 35.2% 171st Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 72,778 2020 up 77.9% 129th ← Previous Page 9 of 22 Next →