Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 76.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Timor-Leste, 2001–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 76.7% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Timor-Leste peaked at 76.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 28.5%, in 2001.
Timor-Leste ranks 104th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 28.5% | — |
| 2002 | 35.2% | +23.3% |
| 2003 | 36.0% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 37.9% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 47.5% | +25.2% |
| 2010 | 51.6% | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 55.8% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 60.1% | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 58.6% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 59.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 60.9% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 64.4% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 69.1% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 72.1% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 76.7% | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.0% | 28.5% | 47.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 62.8% | 51.6% | 76.7% | 10 |
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More education data for Timor-Leste
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 114,798 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 78,170 (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 112,858 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.88 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6704 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,943 (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0815 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2815 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0829 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Timor-Leste?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Timor-Leste was 76.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 76.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.5% in 2001.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Timor-Leste ranks 104th out of 182 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.5%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official upper secondary education age.