School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in East Timor
East Timor: School enrollment, secondary (% gross) was 84.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in East Timor, 2001–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 84.7% for school enrollment, secondary in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in East Timor peaked at 85.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 41.3%, in 2001.
East Timor ranks 129th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 41.3% | — |
| 2002 | 44.7% | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 46.6% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 58.0% | +24.4% |
| 2005 | 59.5% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 57.1% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 67.1% | +17.6% |
| 2010 | 68.3% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 70.2% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 70.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 67.8% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 69.4% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 73.0% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 77.4% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 81.2% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 83.1% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 85.1% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 84.7% | -0.5% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 84.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.8%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 84.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92.3%, 92% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.5% | 41.3% | 67.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 74.5% | 67.8% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.7% | 84.7% | 84.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More education data for East Timor
- 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 school enrollment, secondary in East Timor?
- School enrollment, secondary in East Timor was 84.7% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 85.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.3% in 2001.
- How does East Timor rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- East Timor ranks 129th out of 203 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.