Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 31.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Timor-Leste, 2008–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 31.6% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Timor-Leste peaked at 31.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24.4%, in 2008.
That places Timor-Leste 131st out of 153 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 24.4% | — |
| 2010 | 27.4% | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 28.1% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 26.7% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 29.1% | +13.1% |
| 2015 | 29.6% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 31.0% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 30.8% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 30.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 30.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 31.6% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.4% | 24.4% | 24.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 25.7% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 31.6% | 31.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
More education data for Timor-Leste
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 112,858 (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,943 (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 227,656 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1645 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 114,798 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Timor-Leste?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Timor-Leste was 31.6% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.4% in 2008.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Timor-Leste ranks 131st out of 153 countries with data for 2020.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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 Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release