School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 12.19 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Timor-Leste, 2004–2019
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 12.19 years, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Timor-Leste peaked at 12.36 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.26 years, in 2005.
That places Timor-Leste 65th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9.6 years | — |
| 2005 | 9.26 years | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 10.24 years | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 11.04 years | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 11.26 years | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 11.69 years | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 11.78 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 11.8 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 12.06 years | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 12.27 years | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 12.36 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 12.23 years | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 12.12 years | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 12.19 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.04 years | 9.26 years | 11.04 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 11.98 years | 11.26 years | 12.36 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 62 Slovak Republic 12.23 years compare
- 63 United Arab Emirates 12.21 years compare
- 64 French Polynesia 12.2 years
- 66 Brazil 12.11 years compare
- 67 Chile 12.11 years compare
- 68 Sao Tome and Principe 12.09 years compare
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 12.19 years in 2019, 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 12.36 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.26 years in 2005.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Timor-Leste ranks 65th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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
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.