MDG: Southern Asia vs Timor-Leste: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes

MDG: Southern Asia
10.69 years
in 2024
Timor-Leste
11.8 years
in 2020
MDG: Southern Asia rank
96th
Timor-Leste rank
96th

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes over time

  • MDG: Southern Asia
  • Timor-Leste
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How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 11.8 years against 10.69 years in MDG: Southern Asia, a difference of 1.11 years.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.1 times MDG: Southern Asia's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.

MDG: Southern Asia ranks 96th and Timor-Leste ranks 96th of 221 groups.

Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Southern Asia Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
2000s 8.43 years 11.19 years 2.77 years Timor-Leste
2010s 9.84 years 12.23 years 2.39 years Timor-Leste
2020s 9.97 years 11.8 years 1.83 years Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, MDG: Southern Asia or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 11.8 years against 10.69 years in MDG: Southern Asia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between MDG: Southern Asia and Timor-Leste?
1.11 years, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Southern Asia and Timor-Leste?
18 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2020.
How do MDG: Southern Asia and Timor-Leste rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
MDG: Southern Asia ranks 96th and Timor-Leste ranks 96th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 16,437 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release