Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 99.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Timor-Leste, 2008–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 99.6% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Timor-Leste peaked at 99.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 64.1%, in 2008.
Timor-Leste ranks 82nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 64.1% | — |
| 2009 | 73.9% | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 73.1% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 75.3% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 73.8% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 73.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 78.7% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 91.0% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 95.1% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.0% | 64.1% | 73.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 84.3% | 73.1% | 99.6% | 10 |
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More education data for Timor-Leste
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3,772 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 11.04 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26,657 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1329 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 78,170 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,372 (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Timor-Leste?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Timor-Leste was 99.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.1% in 2008.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Timor-Leste ranks 82nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.