Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in East Timor
East Timor: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 86.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in East Timor, 2008–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in East Timor is 86.5%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in East Timor peaked at 88.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 79.0%, in 2008.
That places East Timor 125th out of 180 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 79.0% | — |
| 2009 | 80.2% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 81.5% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 84.1% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 84.5% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 86.5% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 87.2% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 85.4% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 86.4% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 86.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.6% | 79.0% | 80.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 85.6% | 81.5% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 86.5% | 86.5% | 1 |
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More education data for East Timor
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6704 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1329 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 78,170 (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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2815 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 112,858 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in East Timor?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in East Timor was 86.5% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.0% in 2008.
- How does East Timor rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- East Timor ranks 125th out of 180 countries with data for 2020.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release