Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 32.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
32.4%
Change on year
down 8.6%
World rank
26th
of 154 countries
All-time high
60.3%
in 2010
All-time low
32.4%
in 2019
Years of data
12
2008–2019

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Timor-Leste, 2008–2019

02040602008201320192008: 59 %2009: 58.9 %2010: 60.3 %2011: 58.1 %2012: 54.8 %2013: 52.6 %2014: 50.1 %2015: 46.7 %2016: 43.1 %2017: 38.8 %2018: 35.4 %2019: 32.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Timor-Leste recorded 32.4% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 45.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Timor-Leste peaked at 60.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 32.4%, in 2019.

That places Timor-Leste 26th out of 154 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Timor-Leste, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%) in Timor-Leste, 2008 to 2019.
Year % Change
2008 59.0%
2009 58.9% -0.1%
2010 60.3% +2.4%
2011 58.1% -3.7%
2012 54.8% -5.8%
2013 52.6% -3.9%
2014 50.1% -4.8%
2015 46.7% -6.7%
2016 43.1% -7.6%
2017 38.8% -10.1%
2018 35.4% -8.6%
2019 32.4% -8.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 58.9% 58.9% 59.0% 2
2010s 47.2% 32.4% 60.3% 10

Countries ranked near Timor-Leste

  1. 23 Gambia 36.9% compare
  2. 24 Suriname 35.5% compare
  3. 25 Botswana 33.2% compare
  4. 27 Aruba 31.3% compare
  5. 28 Morocco 31.1% compare
  6. 29 Côte d'Ivoire 30.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Timor-Leste?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Timor-Leste was 32.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Timor-Leste?
The highest recorded value was 60.3% in 2010.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Timor-Leste?
The lowest recorded value was 32.4% in 2019.
How does Timor-Leste rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
Timor-Leste ranks 26th out of 154 countries with data for 2019.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.0%. 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 pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
196 places, 2,304 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of pupils in each level of education (primary and lower secondary general education) who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. The value is calculated as the sum of enrolments across all grades in the given level of education which are 2 or more years older than the intended age for the given grade is expressed as a percentage of the total enrolment in the given level of education. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/