School life expectancy, primary, female in East Timor
East Timor: School life expectancy, primary, female was 7.26 years in 2023. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, female in East Timor, 2004β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 7.26 years for school life expectancy, primary, female in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in East Timor peaked at 8 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.56 years, in 2020.
East Timor ranks 21st of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.39 years | 7.03 years | 7.64 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 7.5 years | 6.62 years | 8 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.08 years | 6.56 years | 7.36 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 18 Turks and Caicos Islands 7.39 years compare
- 20 Papua New Guinea 7.32 years compare
- 22 Sweden 6.98 years compare
- 23 Denmark 6.97 years compare
- 24 Australia 6.96 years compare
More education data for East Timor
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 119.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 7,144 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.63 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 120.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in East Timor?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in East Timor was 7.26 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 8 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.56 years in 2020.
- How does East Timor rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- East Timor ranks 21st out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release