Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Enrolment in upper secondary education, female was 38,276 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Timor-Leste, 2008–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 38,276 for enrolment in upper secondary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 93.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Timor-Leste peaked at 38,276 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12,971, in 2008.
Timor-Leste ranks 127th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 12,971 | — |
| 2009 | 16,875 | +30.1% |
| 2010 | 19,779 | +17.2% |
| 2011 | 22,132 | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 24,052 | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 23,837 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 24,787 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 26,027 | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 28,487 | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 31,749 | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 34,329 | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 37,537 | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 38,276 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14,923 | 12,971 | 16,875 | 2 |
| 2010s | 27,272 | 19,779 | 37,537 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,276 | 38,276 | 38,276 | 1 |
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More education data for Timor-Leste
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Timor-Leste?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Timor-Leste was 38,276 in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 38,276 in 2020.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,971 in 2008.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?
- Timor-Leste ranks 127th out of 196 countries with data for 2020.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.5%. 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 Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release