Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 71.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Timor-Leste, 2008–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Timor-Leste stood at 71.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Timor-Leste peaked at 71.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 42.6%, in 2008.
Timor-Leste ranks 121st of 195 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.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 42.6% | — |
| 2009 | 53.6% | +25.7% |
| 2010 | 57.9% | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 60.3% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 63.3% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 59.6% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 57.5% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 58.5% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 61.6% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 66.5% | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 69.0% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 71.9% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 71.5% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.1% | 42.6% | 53.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 62.6% | 57.5% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.5% | 71.5% | 71.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 118 Eswatini 71.9% compare
- 119 Tajikistan 71.7% compare
- 120 Guyana 71.5% compare
- 122 India 71.1% compare
- 123 Palestine, State of 71.1% compare
- 124 Cape Verde 69.2% compare
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Timor-Leste?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Timor-Leste was 71.5% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 71.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 2008.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- Timor-Leste ranks 121st out of 195 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release