Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in East Timor
East Timor: Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.17 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.17 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
38th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.17 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.3728 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in East Timor, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 1.17 modelled data for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in East Timor peaked at 1.17 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3728 modelled data, in 1981.
That places East Timor 38th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in East Timor, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.3728 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.3903 modelled data | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4085 modelled data | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4235 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4391 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4569 modelled data | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4717 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4883 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.5091 modelled data | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5213 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5397 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.5615 modelled data | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5861 modelled data | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.6097 modelled data | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6314 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.655 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.6717 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6841 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.6953 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7073 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7244 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7496 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7759 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8073 modelled data | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8254 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8413 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8541 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.87 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8917 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9169 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9461 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9735 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 1 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.03 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.05 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.07 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.08 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.09 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.11 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.12 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.13 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.14 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.15 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.16 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 1.17 modelled data | +0.8% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 1.17 modelled data is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.04 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 1.17 modelled data is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.17 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.44 modelled data | 0.3728 modelled data | 0.5091 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.6156 modelled data | 0.5213 modelled data | 0.6953 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8047 modelled data | 0.7073 modelled data | 0.8917 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 modelled data | 0.9169 modelled data | 1.11 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 modelled data | 1.12 modelled data | 1.17 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More education data for East Timor
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.33 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 93.12 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,182 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 140 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,267 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,390 (2020)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 162,113 (2020)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 227,656 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in East Timor?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in East Timor was 1.17 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3728 modelled data in 1981.
- How does East Timor rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- East Timor ranks 38th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. 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, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release