Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary was 26.03 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Timor-Leste, 2001–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2018, pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Timor-Leste stood at 26.03.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Timor-Leste peaked at 36.04 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 19.74, in 2010.
That places Timor-Leste 14th out of 128 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.96 | 24.66 | 36.04 | 4 |
| 2010s | 25.85 | 19.74 | 30.42 | 9 |
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More education data for Timor-Leste
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 119.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 7,144 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.63 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 120.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Timor-Leste?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Timor-Leste was 26.03 in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 36.04 in 2003.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.74 in 2010.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary?
- Timor-Leste ranks 14th out of 128 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Upper secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in upper secondary school.