Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public was 82.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Timor-Leste, 2008–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Timor-Leste stood at 82.7%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Timor-Leste peaked at 82.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 77.7%, in 2010.
That places Timor-Leste 119th out of 194 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 79.2% | — |
| 2009 | 79.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 77.7% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 78.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 78.9% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 80.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 81.0% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 81.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 81.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 81.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 82.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 82.7% | +0.4% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 82.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 80.9%, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 82.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 87.6%, 94% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.2% | 79.2% | 79.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 80.6% | 77.7% | 82.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 116 Antigua and Barbuda 83.3% compare
- 117 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 83.2% compare
- 118 Philippines 83.1% compare
- 120 Brunei Darussalam 82.0% compare
- 121 Colombia 81.9% compare
- 122 Israel 81.6% compare
More education data for Timor-Leste
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,182 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 140 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,267 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,390 (2020)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 162,113 (2020)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 227,656 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1645 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Timor-Leste?
- Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Timor-Leste was 82.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 82.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.7% in 2010.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public?
- Timor-Leste ranks 119th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release