School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 9.39 years in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
9.39 years
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
72nd
of 200 countries
All-time high
10.6 years
in 2011
All-time low
9.39 years
in 2020
Years of data
16
2001–2020
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Timor-Leste, 2001–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 9.39 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Timor-Leste peaked at 10.6 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 9.39 years, in 2020.
Timor-Leste ranks 72nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 10.57 years | — |
| 2002 | 9.91 years | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 9.5 years | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 9.96 years | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 10.36 years | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 10.43 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 10.6 years | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 10.42 years | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 10.29 years | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 10.29 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.34 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 10.24 years | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 9.91 years | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 9.65 years | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 9.49 years | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 9.39 years | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.06 years | 9.5 years | 10.57 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.17 years | 9.49 years | 10.6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.39 years | 9.39 years | 9.39 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 69 Russian Federation 9.42 years compare
- 70 Montenegro 9.41 years compare
- 71 Tunisia 9.4 years compare
- 73 Brazil 9.39 years compare
- 74 Saudi Arabia 9.37 years compare
- 75 Mozambique 9.36 years compare
More education data for Timor-Leste
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3,772 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,372 (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Timor-Leste?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Timor-Leste was 9.39 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.39 years in 2020.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Timor-Leste ranks 72nd out of 200 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release