Secondary education, pupils, per capita in East Timor
East Timor: Secondary education, pupils, per capita was 0.1223 units per person in 2020. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in East Timor, 2001–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils, per capita in East Timor is 0.1223 units per person, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per capita in East Timor peaked at 0.1243 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0547 units per person, in 2001.
That places East Timor 20th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in East Timor, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0547 units per person | — |
| 2002 | 0.06 units per person | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0639 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0786 units per person | +22.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0789 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0762 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0907 units per person | +19.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0936 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0972 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0982 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0967 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1006 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1073 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1144 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1197 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1221 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1243 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1223 units per person | -1.6% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.1223 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0801 units per person, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.1223 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0973 units per person, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0719 units per person | 0.0547 units per person | 0.0907 units per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.1074 units per person | 0.0936 units per person | 0.1243 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1223 units per person | 0.1223 units per person | 0.1223 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 17 Libya 0.1225 units per person compare
- 18 Micronesia (country) 0.1224 units per person compare
- 19 Fiji 0.1223 units per person compare
- 21 New Caledonia 0.122 units per person
- 22 Kenya 0.1217 units per person compare
- 23 Tajikistan 0.1217 units per person compare
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 secondary education, pupils, per capita in East Timor?
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita in East Timor was 0.1223 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1243 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0547 units per person in 2001.
- How does East Timor rank for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
- East Timor ranks 20th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.