Duration of compulsory education in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Duration of compulsory education was 9 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Duration of compulsory education in Timor-Leste, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, duration of compulsory education in Timor-Leste stood at 9 years. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Timor-Leste peaked at 9 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 2000.
That places Timor-Leste 115th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6 years | 6 years | 9 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9 years | 9 years | 9 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9 years | 9 years | 9 years | 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)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 119.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 7,144 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Timor-Leste?
- Duration of compulsory education in Timor-Leste was 9 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 9 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 2000.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Timor-Leste ranks 115th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Duration of compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release