School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 11.8 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Timor-Leste, 2001–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Timor-Leste is 11.8 years, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Timor-Leste peaked at 12.54 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 10.56 years, in 2003.
Timor-Leste ranks 96th of 213 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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 11.55 years | — |
| 2002 | 11 years | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 10.56 years | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 11.09 years | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 10.85 years | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 11.28 years | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 12.01 years | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 12.29 years | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 12.54 years | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 12.47 years | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 12.25 years | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 12.22 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 12.3 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 12.29 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 12.11 years | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 11.93 years | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 11.89 years | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 11.8 years | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.19 years | 10.56 years | 12.01 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 12.23 years | 11.89 years | 12.54 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8 years | 11.8 years | 11.8 years | 1 |
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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 secondary, both sexes in Timor-Leste?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Timor-Leste was 11.8 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 12.54 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.56 years in 2003.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Timor-Leste ranks 96th out of 213 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release