Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 11.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Timor-Leste, 2004–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Timor-Leste stood at 11.3%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 145.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Timor-Leste peaked at 11.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2008.
Timor-Leste ranks 89th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5.2% | — |
| 2005 | 4.4% | -15.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | — |
| 2010 | 6.2% | +35.4% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | +25.7% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +43.2% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 0.0% | 5.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 5.3% | 11.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 86 Japan 11.9% compare
- 87 Mozambique 11.9% compare
- 88 Tunisia 11.8% compare
- 90 Mali 11.2% compare
- 91 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 11.0% compare
- 92 Kazakhstan 11.0% compare
More education data for Timor-Leste
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 112,858 (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), annual growth 2.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1645 units per person (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 114,798 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0815 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Timor-Leste?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Timor-Leste was 11.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2008.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Timor-Leste ranks 89th out of 213 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 145.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 vocational programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release