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 88.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Timor-Leste, 2004–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Timor-Leste stood at 88.7%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.0% 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 2008 and was at its lowest, 88.7%, in 2019.
Timor-Leste ranks 132nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 94.8% | — |
| 2005 | 95.6% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 95.4% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 93.8% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 93.4% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 94.0% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 94.4% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 94.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 94.5% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 89.2% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 88.7% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.4% | 94.8% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 92.6% | 88.7% | 94.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 129 Kazakhstan 89.0% compare
- 130 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 89.0% compare
- 131 Mali 88.8% compare
- 133 Tunisia 88.2% compare
- 134 Mozambique 88.1% compare
- 135 Japan 88.1% compare
More education data for Timor-Leste
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (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, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1645 units per person (2023)
- 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)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0829 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 162,113 (2020)
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 88.7% in 2019, 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 2008.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.7% in 2019.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Timor-Leste ranks 132nd out of 217 countries with data for 2019.
- 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 7.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release