Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 56.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Timor-Leste, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 56.7% for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Timor-Leste peaked at 56.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 1981.
Timor-Leste ranks 93rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.7% | 17.2% | 22.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 27.3% | 22.8% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.9% | 34.1% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.9% | 49.3% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.3% | 51.9% | 56.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
More education data for Timor-Leste
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Timor-Leste?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Timor-Leste was 56.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 56.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 1981.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Timor-Leste ranks 93rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release