Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 63.5% in 2022. β Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Timor-Leste, 2001β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Timor-Leste stood at 63.5%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 195.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Timor-Leste peaked at 63.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2001.
That places Timor-Leste 63rd out of 142 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 10.4% | 10.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 21.5% | 29.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 63.5% | 63.5% | 63.5% | 1 |
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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 educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Timor-Leste?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Timor-Leste was 63.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2001.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Timor-Leste ranks 63rd out of 142 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 195.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release