Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female general in East Timor
East Timor: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female general was 81.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in East Timor, 2008–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 81.9% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.5% 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 2008 and was at its lowest, 81.9%, in 2019.
That places East Timor 107th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female general in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 100.0% | — |
| 2009 | 89.5% | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 87.4% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 86.3% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 89.0% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 90.7% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 90.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 89.1% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 84.2% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 82.7% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 81.9% | -1.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 81.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 93.3%, 88% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 81.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.4%, 88% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.8% | 89.5% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 87.2% | 81.9% | 90.7% | 10 |
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 81.9% in 2019, 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 2008.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.9% in 2019.
- How does East Timor rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- East Timor ranks 107th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- 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 8.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release