Education in East Timor 1,268 indicators covering education for East Timor. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.782 GPIA 2019 down 1.8% 76th Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 5.2% 2023 down 7.5% 53rd Primary education, pupils 48.3% 2018 up 1.7% 135th Inequality in education 0.4491 2023 down 5.7% 11th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 10.7% 2018 down 31.7% 32nd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 81.5% 2019 up 78.9% 101st Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 71.9% 2019 up 45.8% 104th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 1.13 GPI 2019 up 22.7% 40th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 38,276 2020 up 93.5% 127th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.6397 modelled data 2025 down 22.7% 171st Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 0 2025 — 101st Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 9 2025 unchanged 144th End of the academic school year 2,024 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 5th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.3% 2023 down 69.4% 38th Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 34,502 2020 up 63.3% 133rd Start month of the academic school year 1 tertiary education 2024 down 85.7% 176th End month of the academic school year 12 tertiary education 2024 up 100.0% 1st Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 1,141 2020 down 6.2% 104th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 0.375 modelled data 2025 down 40.8% 187th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 20.2% 2018 down 30.1% 10th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 24.9% 2018 down 22.8% 7th Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.0% 2023 — 181st Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 92.6% 2020 up 17.3% 129th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.2% 2023 down 96.9% 53rd Persistence to grade 5, female 96.2% 2018 up 16.1% 57th Persistence to grade 5, male 90.5% 2018 up 18.6% 79th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 104.4% 2020 down 7.9% 51st Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 96.4% 2020 up 19.6% 106th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 88.9% 2020 up 15.0% 133rd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.08 GPIA 2020 up 3.5% 23rd Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 1.2% 2023 up 63.9% 144th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.2% 2023 down 96.9% 57th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 6.8% 2023 down 80.3% 97th School enrollment, secondary 62.7% 2018 up 81.9% 110th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 150,742 2022 up 4.4% 41st School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 9.39 years 2020 down 9.9% 72nd Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 105.2% 2020 down 7.2% 46th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1.02 GPIA 2020 up 1.5% 42nd Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 103.6% 2020 down 8.6% 60th Preprimary education, duration 3 years 2025 unchanged 104th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 0 2023 down 100.0% 153rd Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 0 2023 down 100.0% 152nd Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2020 unchanged 1st School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 95,237 2025 up 2.4% 151st Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 119,352 2022 up 3.2% 40th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 270,094 2022 up 3.9% 41st Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female 56.0% 2022 unchanged 42nd School age population, early childhood education, female 46,822 2025 up 4.0% 150th School age population, early childhood education, male 48,415 2025 up 1.0% 151st Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 76.8% 2020 up 34.8% 114th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 608 2020 up 25.9% 116th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 2,088 2020 up 3.0% 124th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 9.32 years 2020 down 11.1% 74th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 9.47 years 2020 down 8.7% 67th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1.02 GPIA 2020 up 2.8% 48th Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 0.1% 2022 down 99.6% 167th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.7% 2019 up 129.9% 87th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 21.9% 2019 up 92.7% 81st Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 82.3% 2020 up 46.9% 108th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.13 GPI 2020 up 17.0% 40th ← Previous Page 10 of 22 Next →