Timor-Leste - Primary education

Primary education, duration (years)

Primary education, duration (years) in Timor-Leste was 6.00 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 6.00 in 2011, while its lowest value was 6.00 in 1970.

Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 6.00
1971 6.00
1972 6.00
1973 6.00
1974 6.00
1975 6.00
1976 6.00
1977 6.00
1978 6.00
1979 6.00
1980 6.00
1981 6.00
1982 6.00
1983 6.00
1984 6.00
1985 6.00
1986 6.00
1987 6.00
1988 6.00
1989 6.00
1990 6.00
1991 6.00
1992 6.00
1993 6.00
1994 6.00
1995 6.00
1996 6.00
1997 6.00
1999 6.00
2000 6.00
2001 6.00
2002 6.00
2003 6.00
2004 6.00
2005 6.00
2006 6.00
2007 6.00
2008 6.00
2009 6.00
2010 6.00
2011 6.00

Primary education, pupils

The value for Primary education, pupils in Timor-Leste was 230,175 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 9 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 230,175 in 2010 and a minimum value of 177,970 in 2005.

Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
2001 188,900
2002 183,626
2003 183,800
2004 183,483
2005 177,970
2008 206,576
2009 218,294
2010 230,175

Primary education, pupils (% female)

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
2004 47.08
2005 46.89
2008 47.47
2009 47.56
2010 47.88

Primary education, teachers

The value for Primary education, teachers in Timor-Leste was 7,622 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 9 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7,622 in 2010 and a minimum value of 3,612 in 2002.

Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
2001 3,716
2002 3,612
2004 3,618
2008 4,867
2009 7,331
2010 7,622

Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Timor-Leste was 39.79 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 39.79 in 2010, while its lowest value was 29.22 in 2004.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
2001 30.01
2002 30.01
2004 29.22
2008 33.18
2009 39.03
2010 39.79

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes