Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 0.99 index in 2022. ▬ Flat
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Timor-Leste, 2009–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 0.99 index for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Timor-Leste peaked at 0.99 index in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9594 index, in 2009.
That places Timor-Leste 64th out of 96 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.9594 index | — |
| 2010 | 0.98 index | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.99 index | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.99 index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.99 index | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9594 index | 0.9594 index | 0.9594 index | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9867 index | 0.98 index | 0.99 index | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.99 index | 0.99 index | 0.99 index | 1 |
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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 literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Timor-Leste?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Timor-Leste was 0.99 index in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 0.99 index in 2015.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9594 index in 2009.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Timor-Leste ranks 64th out of 96 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.