Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in East Timor
East Timor: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general was 80.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in East Timor, 2001–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 80.1% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in East Timor peaked at 100.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 78.1%, in 2019.
East Timor ranks 103rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 100.0% | — |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 88.7% | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 86.0% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 85.1% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 87.6% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 88.4% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 88.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 88.3% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 85.8% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 80.1% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 78.7% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 78.1% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 80.1% | +2.6% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 80.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.5%, 89% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 80.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.7%, 86% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.7% | 88.7% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 84.7% | 78.1% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.1% | 80.1% | 80.1% | 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 share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in East Timor?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in East Timor was 80.1% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.1% in 2019.
- How does East Timor rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- East Timor ranks 103rd out of 190 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release