School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 5.2 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Timor-Leste, 2001–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Timor-Leste is 5.2 years, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Timor-Leste peaked at 5.24 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.48 years, in 2001.
Timor-Leste ranks 129th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.48 years | — |
| 2002 | 2.68 years | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 2.8 years | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 3.48 years | +24.4% |
| 2005 | 3.57 years | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 3.59 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 4.23 years | +17.8% |
| 2010 | 4.36 years | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 4.46 years | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 4.48 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 4.34 years | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 4.42 years | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 4.61 years | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 4.84 years | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 5.05 years | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 5.14 years | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 5.24 years | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 5.2 years | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.26 years | 2.48 years | 4.23 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 4.69 years | 4.34 years | 5.24 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2 years | 5.2 years | 5.2 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, secondary, both sexes in Timor-Leste?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Timor-Leste was 5.2 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 5.24 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.48 years in 2001.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Timor-Leste ranks 129th out of 214 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. 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, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release