Education in East Timor

1,268 indicators covering education for East Timor.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 71.5% 2020 up 23.4% 121st
Official entrance age to early childhood education 3 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
Theoretical duration of early childhood education 3 years 2025 unchanged 106th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2019 unchanged 1st
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2019 unchanged 1st
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 339 2020 up 3.4% 121st
Progression to secondary school, male 92.1% 2017 up 3.2% 111th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 80.1% 2020 down 6.8% 103rd
School enrollment, secondary, female 67.0% 2018 up 85.5% 103rd
School enrollment, secondary, male 58.6% 2018 up 78.1% 115th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 19.9% 2020 up 42.1% 89th
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 93.1% 2023 down 0.4% 138th
Government expenditure on education, US$ 106.56 millions 2018 up 89.5% 156th
Progression to secondary school, female 94.3% 2017 up 4.7% 104th
Expenditure on tertiary education 4.1% 2014 down 49.5% 157th
Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 4.6% 2018 down 15.6% 67th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 2,749 number 2018 down 12.8% 155th
Literacy rate, youth female 85.9% 2022 up 9.3% 81st
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 0.3% 2022 down 99.1% 141st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 10.2% 2019 down 62.4% 56th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 313 2020 down 33.0% 111th
Children out of school, primary 13,085 2023 up 5.9% 105th
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 13,085 2023 up 5.9% 105th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 828 2020 up 10.4% 101st
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 6.9% 2023 up 6.3% 69th
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 3,382 number 2019 up 47.2% 111th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 74.0% 2019 down 15.8% 109th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 81.9% 2019 down 8.5% 107th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 26.0% 2019 up 114.8% 81st
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 18.1% 2019 up 72.6% 83rd
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 3,471 2020 up 48.2% 117th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 608 2020 down 25.6% 120th
Enrolment in secondary education, female 83,384 number 2019 up 78.6% 134th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 118 2023 down 50.0% 86th
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 2,711 2020 up 30.8% 118th
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 41.3% 2019 up 41.3% 114th
Teachers in lower secondary education, female 1,396 number 2019 up 108.0% 105th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 4.3% 2025 down 49.9% 194th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 1,480 2020 up 22.2% 113th
Teachers in lower secondary education, female 1,436 2020 up 104.3% 117th
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 41.4% 2020 up 37.9% 130th
Teachers in lower secondary education, male 2,035 2020 up 24.1% 107th
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 31.6% 2020 up 15.5% 131st
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 96.7% 2018 up 17.6% 64th
Teachers in upper secondary education, female 858 2020 up 51.1% 119th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 94.1% 2018 up 10.0% 91st
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 12.4% 2018 down 37.6% 16th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male 15.8% 2018 down 33.9% 13th
Teachers in upper secondary education, male 1,853 2020 up 23.2% 105th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 430 2020 up 54.7% 107th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 178 2020 down 13.2% 118th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2022 down 99.9% 163rd
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male 0.1% 2022 down 99.6% 162nd
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female 0.1% 2022 down 99.7% 163rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 576 2023 up 116.5% 168th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 0 2023 163rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 0 2023 down 100.0% 199th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 2,794 2023 down 6.4% 156th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 166th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 down 62.1% 50th