School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 12.02 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Timor-Leste, 2004–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Timor-Leste is 12.02 years, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Timor-Leste peaked at 12.48 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 10.61 years, in 2005.
Timor-Leste ranks 86th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 10.82 years | — |
| 2005 | 10.61 years | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 11.07 years | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 11.8 years | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 12.18 years | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 12.48 years | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 12.42 years | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 12.26 years | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 12.37 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 12.44 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 12.42 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 12.23 years | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 12.08 years | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 12.11 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 12.02 years | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.07 years | 10.61 years | 11.8 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 12.3 years | 12.08 years | 12.48 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.02 years | 12.02 years | 12.02 years | 1 |
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More education data for Timor-Leste
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 119.65 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 119.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Timor-Leste?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Timor-Leste was 12.02 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 12.48 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.61 years in 2005.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Timor-Leste ranks 86th out of 208 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release