Secondary education, pupils in East Timor
East Timor: Secondary education, pupils was 162,113 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in East Timor, 2001–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils in East Timor is 162,113, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 59.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in East Timor peaked at 162,113 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 44,459, in 2001.
East Timor ranks 140th of 206 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.
Secondary education, pupils in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 44,459 | — |
| 2002 | 52,785 | +18.7% |
| 2003 | 58,603 | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 73,005 | +24.6% |
| 2005 | 74,822 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 78,655 | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 96,067 | +22.1% |
| 2010 | 101,482 | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 107,859 | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 111,422 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 112,014 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 118,934 | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 129,308 | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 140,462 | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 149,883 | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 155,831 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 161,658 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 162,113 | +0.3% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 162,113 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 929,099, 17% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 162,113 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 162,113, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68,342 | 44,459 | 96,067 | 7 |
| 2010s | 128,885 | 101,482 | 161,658 | 10 |
| 2020s | 162,113 | 162,113 | 162,113 | 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 secondary education, pupils in East Timor?
- Secondary education, pupils in East Timor was 162,113 in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 162,113 in 2020.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,459 in 2001.
- How does East Timor rank for secondary education, pupils?
- East Timor ranks 140th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.