Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 73.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Timor-Leste, 2008–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 73.4% for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in 2020.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Timor-Leste peaked at 76.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 62.6%, in 2008.
That places Timor-Leste 112th out of 179 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, upper secondary, both sexes in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 62.6% | — |
| 2009 | 65.6% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 68.8% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 70.7% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 70.3% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 68.2% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 68.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 71.3% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 73.4% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 75.4% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 75.2% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 76.2% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 73.4% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.1% | 62.6% | 65.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 71.8% | 68.2% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.4% | 73.4% | 73.4% | 1 |
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More education data for Timor-Leste
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3,772 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 11.04 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26,657 (2020)
- 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)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,372 (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Timor-Leste?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Timor-Leste was 73.4% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 76.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.6% in 2008.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Timor-Leste ranks 112th out of 179 countries with data for 2020.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release