Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in East Timor
East Timor: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 93.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in East Timor, 2008–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 93.2% for primary completion rate, total in 2023.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in East Timor peaked at 102.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 75.2%, in 2010.
That places East Timor 105th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 98.2% | — |
| 2009 | 84.3% | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 75.2% | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 81.4% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 85.7% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 91.3% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 96.3% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 101.3% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 97.3% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 96.7% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 100.2% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 102.0% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 100.1% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 101.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 86.5% | -14.4% |
| 2023 | 93.2% | +7.7% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 93.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 85.6%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 93.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95.1%, 98% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.2% | 84.3% | 98.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 92.7% | 75.2% | 102.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.2% | 86.5% | 101.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More aid effectiveness data for East Timor
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 6,380 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 20,000 current US$ (2005)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 193,198 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 16.76 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 38,099 current US$ (2017)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 3.32 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 401,792 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 86,725 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 182,540 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 27.62 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in East Timor?
- Primary completion rate, total in East Timor was 93.2% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 102.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.2% in 2010.
- How does East Timor rank for primary completion rate, total?
- East Timor ranks 105th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.