Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.21 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.21 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
14th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.21 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.5053 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Timor-Leste, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Timor-Leste stood at 1.21 modelled data. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Timor-Leste peaked at 1.21 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5053 modelled data, in 1981.
That places Timor-Leste 14th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.5053 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.5296 modelled data | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.557 modelled data | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 0.5799 modelled data | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 0.6065 modelled data | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6258 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6495 modelled data | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.6749 modelled data | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.7003 modelled data | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.7196 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.7404 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.7644 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7837 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7976 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8105 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8181 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8318 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8495 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8751 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.91 modelled data | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9473 modelled data | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9761 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9929 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.01 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.02 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.04 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.05 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.07 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.08 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.1 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.11 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.12 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.13 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.14 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.15 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.16 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.17 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.18 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.19 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.19 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.2 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.2 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.2 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.21 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 1.21 modelled data | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6032 modelled data | 0.5053 modelled data | 0.7003 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7991 modelled data | 0.7196 modelled data | 0.8751 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 modelled data | 0.91 modelled data | 1.08 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 modelled data | 1.1 modelled data | 1.19 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2 modelled data | 1.19 modelled data | 1.21 modelled data | 6 |
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More education data for Timor-Leste
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 119.65 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 119.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Timor-Leste?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Timor-Leste was 1.21 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5053 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Timor-Leste ranks 14th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release