Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female was 89.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Timor-Leste, 2004–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Timor-Leste stood at 89.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Timor-Leste peaked at 89.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 2008.
That places Timor-Leste 126th out of 212 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 57.4% | — |
| 2005 | 59.6% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 57.0% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 66.6% | +16.8% |
| 2010 | 68.6% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 71.4% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 71.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 69.9% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 72.2% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 75.7% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 80.5% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 84.8% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 87.2% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 89.7% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 89.4% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.2% | 57.0% | 66.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 77.2% | 68.6% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.4% | 89.4% | 89.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 123 North Macedonia 90.2% compare
- 124 Armenia 90.1% compare
- 125 Azerbaijan 89.6%
- 127 Serbia 88.5% compare
- 128 Micronesia (country) 88.1%
- 129 Belize 87.4% compare
More education data for Timor-Leste
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3,772 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,372 (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 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)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Timor-Leste?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Timor-Leste was 89.4% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 2008.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- Timor-Leste ranks 126th out of 212 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. 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, secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release