Secondary education, general pupils in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Secondary education, general pupils was 52.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils in Timor-Leste, 2004–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, general pupils in Timor-Leste is 52.3%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils in Timor-Leste peaked at 52.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 48.5%, in 2004.
That places Timor-Leste 21st out of 204 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Secondary education, general pupils in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 48.5% | — |
| 2005 | 49.1% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 48.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 48.8% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 49.4% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 49.8% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 50.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 50.5% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 51.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 51.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 51.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 51.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 52.3% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.8% | 48.5% | 49.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 49.4% | 52.3% | 9 |
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More education data for Timor-Leste
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 119.65 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 119.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, general pupils in Timor-Leste?
- Secondary education, general pupils in Timor-Leste was 52.3% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 52.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.5% in 2004.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for secondary education, general pupils?
- Timor-Leste ranks 21st out of 204 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, general pupils rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.