Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) was 59.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Timor-Leste, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Timor-Leste is 59.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Timor-Leste peaked at 59.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 1981.
That places Timor-Leste 111th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 22.3% | — |
| 1982 | 22.9% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 23.4% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 24.2% | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 24.8% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 25.5% | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 26.3% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 27.0% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 27.7% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 28.2% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 28.8% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 29.5% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 30.2% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 31.1% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 31.9% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 32.7% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 33.5% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 34.3% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 35.1% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 36.1% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 37.0% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 38.1% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 39.4% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 40.6% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 41.7% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 42.6% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 43.5% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 44.4% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 45.3% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 46.5% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 47.7% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 48.9% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 50.2% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 51.0% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 51.7% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 52.3% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 53.0% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 53.6% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 54.5% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 55.2% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 56.2% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 57.0% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 57.8% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 58.5% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 59.3% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.9% | 22.3% | 27.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 31.5% | 28.2% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.9% | 36.1% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 46.5% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.4% | 55.2% | 59.3% | 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, male (modelled data) in Timor-Leste?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Timor-Leste was 59.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 59.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 1981.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- Timor-Leste ranks 111th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release