Years of schooling in East Timor
East Timor: Years of schooling was 6.23 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.23
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
149th
of 192 countries
All-time high
6.23
in 2021
All-time low
3.77
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Years of schooling in East Timor, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 6.23 for years of schooling in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, years of schooling in East Timor peaked at 6.23 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.77, in 2000.
That places East Timor 149th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Years of schooling in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.77 | — |
| 2001 | 3.91 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 4.05 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 4.19 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 4.34 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 4.49 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 4.65 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 4.82 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 4.99 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 5.17 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 5.35 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 5.34 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 5.32 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 5.31 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 5.29 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 5.28 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 5.26 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 5.44 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 5.63 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 5.82 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 6.02 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 6.23 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 6.23 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6.23 | +0.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 6.23 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.79, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 6.23 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.43, 66% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.44 | 3.77 | 5.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4 | 5.26 | 5.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.17 | 6.02 | 6.23 | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More education data for East Timor
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.33 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 93.12 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is years of schooling in East Timor?
- Years of schooling in East Timor was 6.23 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest years of schooling recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 6.23 in 2021.
- What is the lowest years of schooling recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.77 in 2000.
- How does East Timor rank for years of schooling?
- East Timor ranks 149th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is years of schooling rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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