School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in East Timor
East Timor: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.09 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in East Timor, 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 East Timor 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 East Timor peaked at 1.09 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9665 GPIA, in 2009.
East Timor 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 (GPIA) in East Timor, 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% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 1.09 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.02 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 1.09 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.03 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More education data for East Timor
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,182 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 140 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,267 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,390 (2020)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 162,113 (2020)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 227,656 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1645 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in East Timor?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in East Timor 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9665 GPIA in 2009.
- How does East Timor rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- East Timor ranks 36th out of 213 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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, 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