Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in East Timor
East Timor: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.13 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in East Timor, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in East Timor is 1.13 index, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in East Timor peaked at 1.13 index in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7959 index, in 1981.
That places East Timor 19th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in East Timor, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.7959 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.813 index | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8292 index | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8472 index | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8654 index | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8826 index | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9009 index | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9198 index | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9338 index | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.951 index | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.9619 index | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9699 index | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.9803 index | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9885 index | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1 index | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 1.02 index | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.03 index | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 1.04 index | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.05 index | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.06 index | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.06 index | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.07 index | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.07 index | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.08 index | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.09 index | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.09 index | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.1 index | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.1 index | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.11 index | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.11 index | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.12 index | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.12 index | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.12 index | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.13 index | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.13 index | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.13 index | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.13 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.13 index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.13 index | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.13 index | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.13 index | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.13 index | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.13 index | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.13 index | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.13 index | -0.1% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 1.13 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.06 index, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 1.13 index is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.01 index, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8653 index | 0.7959 index | 0.9338 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9982 index | 0.951 index | 1.05 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 index | 1.06 index | 1.11 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 index | 1.11 index | 1.13 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 index | 1.13 index | 1.13 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More gender data for East Timor
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 462.75 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4702 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,057 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,057 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 14,331 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 15,248 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 14,172 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 15,056 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 14,127 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in East Timor?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in East Timor was 1.13 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 index in 2018.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7959 index in 1981.
- How does East Timor rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- East Timor ranks 19th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.