School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.09 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Timor-Leste, 2004–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Timor-Leste is 1.09 GPIA, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Timor-Leste peaked at 1.09 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9665 GPIA, in 2009.
Timor-Leste ranks 36th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.9825 GPIA | — |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9815 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9665 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9821 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9837 GPIA | 0.9665 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.9821 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Timor-Leste?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Timor-Leste was 1.09 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9665 GPIA in 2009.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Timor-Leste ranks 36th out of 213 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release