Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private was 17.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
17.3%
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
70th
of 174 countries
All-time high
22.3%
in 2010
All-time low
17.3%
in 2019
Years of data
12
2008–2019

Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Timor-Leste, 2008–2019

051015202008201320192008: 20.8 %2009: 20.8 %2010: 22.3 %2011: 22 %2012: 21.1 %2013: 20 %2014: 19 %2015: 18.5 %2016: 18.4 %2017: 18.2 %2018: 17.6 %2019: 17.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Timor-Leste recorded 17.3% for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Timor-Leste peaked at 22.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2019.

Timor-Leste ranks 70th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Timor-Leste, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private institutions (%) in Timor-Leste, 2008 to 2019.
Year % Change
2008 20.8%
2009 20.8% -0.2%
2010 22.3% +7.2%
2011 22.0% -1.0%
2012 21.1% -4.3%
2013 20.0% -5.2%
2014 19.0% -5.1%
2015 18.5% -2.4%
2016 18.4% -0.9%
2017 18.2% -0.8%
2018 17.6% -3.2%
2019 17.3% -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.8% 20.8% 20.8% 2
2010s 19.4% 17.3% 22.3% 10

Countries ranked near Timor-Leste

  1. 67 Republic of Korea 17.4% compare
  2. 68 Sweden 17.3% compare
  3. 69 Israel 17.3% compare
  4. 71 Nepal 17.3% compare
  5. 72 Brunei Darussalam 17.2% compare
  6. 73 Antigua and Barbuda 16.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Timor-Leste?
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Timor-Leste was 17.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private recorded in Timor-Leste?
The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2010.
What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private recorded in Timor-Leste?
The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2019.
How does Timor-Leste rank for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private?
Timor-Leste ranks 70th out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
Is percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private institutions (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,685 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students in lower secondary education enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body (e.g., non-governmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise), expressed as a percentage of total number of students enrolled in lower secondary education.