Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in East Timor
East Timor: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in East Timor, 2004–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 1.01 index for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in East Timor peaked at 1.01 index in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9348 index, in 2005.
That places East Timor 43rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in East Timor, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.9418 index | — |
| 2005 | 0.9348 index | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9557 index | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9646 index | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9811 index | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9804 index | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9791 index | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9863 index | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.01 index | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9974 index | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9856 index | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9804 index | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9897 index | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9884 index | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9974 index | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1 index | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.01 index | +1.1% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 1.01 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9807 index, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 1.01 index is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9953 index, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9492 index | 0.9348 index | 0.9646 index | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9891 index | 0.9791 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9996 index | 0.9884 index | 1.01 index | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More health data for East Timor
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.894 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 162 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in East Timor?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in East Timor was 1.01 index in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9348 index in 2005.
- How does East Timor rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- East Timor ranks 43rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 life expectancy, 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 equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.