Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 91.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Timor-Leste, 2001–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Timor-Leste stood at 91.1%.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Timor-Leste peaked at 100.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 90.3%, in 2019.
That places Timor-Leste 125th out of 219 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 100.0% | — |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 95.5% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 96.3% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 95.8% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 94.4% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 93.8% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 94.6% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 95.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 95.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 95.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 94.3% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 91.8% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 90.9% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 90.3% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 91.1% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.2% | 95.5% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 93.6% | 90.3% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.1% | 91.1% | 91.1% | 1 |
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More education data for Timor-Leste
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 114,798 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 78,170 (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 112,858 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.88 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6704 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,943 (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0815 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2815 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0829 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Timor-Leste?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Timor-Leste was 91.1% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.3% in 2019.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Timor-Leste ranks 125th out of 219 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release