Timor-Leste vs UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education

Timor-Leste
24.1%
in 2020
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
25.9%
in 2024
Timor-Leste rank
30th
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank
32nd

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education over time

  • Timor-Leste
  • UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
0204060199920112024

How they compare

UIS: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 25.9% against 24.1% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 1.8%.

That makes UIS: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 1.1 times Timor-Leste's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Timor-Leste ahead.

Timor-Leste ranks 30th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 32nd of 184 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Timor-Leste averaged higher in 2 and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Timor-Leste UIS: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 54.6% 34.4% 20.2% Timor-Leste
2010s 42.3% 30.9% 11.4% Timor-Leste
2020s 24.1% 27.4% 3.3% UIS: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education, Timor-Leste or UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, at 25.9% against 24.1% in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education between Timor-Leste and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
1.8%, with UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
How do Timor-Leste and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
Timor-Leste ranks 30th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 32nd of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Timor-Leste vs UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/percentage-of-pupils-enrolled-in-lower-secondary-general-education-who-are-at-least-2-6/timor-leste/uis-sub-saharan-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/percentage-of-pupils-enrolled-in-lower-secondary-general-education-who-are-at-least-2-6/timor-leste/uis-sub-saharan-africa/">Timor-Leste vs UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
398 places, 6,556 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release