School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in East Timor
East Timor: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 12.03 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in East Timor, 2001–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 12.03 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in East Timor peaked at 12.36 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.51 years, in 2001.
That places East Timor 70th out of 197 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in East Timor, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9.51 years | — |
| 2002 | 9.59 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 9.58 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 9.98 years | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 9.61 years | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 10.6 years | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 11.43 years | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 11.56 years | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 11.94 years | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 12.01 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 11.95 years | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 12.07 years | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 12.28 years | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 12.36 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 12.21 years | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 12.06 years | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 12.03 years | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.04 years | 9.51 years | 11.43 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 12.05 years | 11.56 years | 12.36 years | 10 |
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More education data for East Timor
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in East Timor?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in East Timor was 12.03 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 12.36 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.51 years in 2001.
- How does East Timor rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- East Timor ranks 70th out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor 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
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.