School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 9.32 years in 2020. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Timor-Leste, 2008–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Timor-Leste is 9.32 years, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Timor-Leste peaked at 10.66 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 9.32 years, in 2020.
Timor-Leste ranks 74th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 10.11 years | — |
| 2009 | 10.49 years | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 10.49 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.66 years | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 10.47 years | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 10.3 years | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 10.2 years | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 10.24 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 10.17 years | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 9.86 years | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 9.6 years | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 9.42 years | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 9.32 years | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3 years | 10.11 years | 10.49 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.14 years | 9.42 years | 10.66 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.32 years | 9.32 years | 9.32 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 71 Tunisia 9.41 years compare
- 72 Montenegro 9.39 years compare
- 73 Saint Lucia 9.35 years compare
- 75 Oman 9.32 years compare
- 76 Naoero 9.32 years compare
- 77 Saudi Arabia 9.32 years compare
More education data for Timor-Leste
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Timor-Leste?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Timor-Leste was 9.32 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 10.66 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.32 years in 2020.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Timor-Leste ranks 74th out of 200 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release