Education in East Timor 1,268 indicators covering education for East Timor. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita 0.0017 units per person 2020 up 47.7% 150th Secondary education, teachers, female 2,294 2020 up 80.5% 151st Average years of schooling among adults 6.23 years 2023 up 17.4% 149th Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling 6.23 years 2023 up 17.4% 149th Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita 6.23 years 2023 up 17.4% 149th Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 39.6% 2019 down 20.4% 75th Secondary education, teachers, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2020 down 26.4% 28th Average years of schooling, males vs. females 6.79 years 2023 up 13.0% 155th Years of schooling, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 21.2% 23rd Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0 units per person 2023 down 99.7% 160th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita 0.0001 units per person 2023 down 99.7% 159th Expected years of schooling, males vs. females 13.04 years 2023 down 1.7% 103rd Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 99.8% 106th Primary completion rate, male 93.2% 2023 up 3.8% 99th Primary completion rate, female 93.3% 2023 down 2.1% 108th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 99.8% 107th Expected years of schooling males vs females, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 34.0% 20th Years of schooling, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 up 100.0% 5th Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0047 units per person 2020 up 14.5% 138th Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre 0.4158 units per square kilometre 2020 up 40.0% 117th Duration of compulsory education 9 years 2025 unchanged 120th Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 21st Expected years of schooling males vs females, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 up 100.0% 17th Secondary education, general pupils, per capita 0.1111 units per person 2018 up 45.8% 10th Secondary education, general pupils 141,712 2018 up 80.2% 139th Duration of compulsory education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2020 down 42.9% 22nd Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24,006 number 2019 up 243.6% 145th Lower secondary completion rate, total 88.3% 2020 up 19.2% 97th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 99.4% 2019 up 6.2% 78th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 12.03 years 2019 up 5.3% 70th Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 0.2537 units per square kilometre 2023 up 23.1% 109th Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square 0.9005 units per square kilometre 2020 up 106.0% 111th Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 0.2268 units per square kilometre 2023 down 27.5% 60th Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per square 0.8922 units per square kilometre 2020 up 102.3% 113th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 0.0094 units per square kilometre 2023 down 99.7% 154th Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre 9.53 units per square kilometre 2018 up 80.2% 73rd School enrollment, preprimary, male 27.2% 2020 up 98.0% 156th School enrollment, preprimary, female 28.5% 2020 up 102.4% 156th Secondary education, teachers, female, annual growth rate 4.88 % change on previous year 2020 up 72.4% 52nd Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education -0.4255 % change on previous year 2019 up 75.2% 145th Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled 14,120 2018 — 121st Persistence to last grade of primary, total 89.8% 2018 up 21.0% 97th Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2018 down 24.9% 12th Government expenditure on education, total 4.3% 2025 down 49.9% 190th Secondary education, general pupils 52.3% 2018 up 6.8% 21st Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3,198 number 2019 up 11.8% 153rd Lower secondary completion rate, female 92.3% 2020 up 21.2% 89th Lower secondary completion rate, male 84.4% 2020 up 17.1% 101st Children out of school 6.9% 2023 up 6.3% 67th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 24,006 number 2019 up 243.6% 145th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0185 number per person 2019 up 150.5% 146th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 15,422 2025 down 4.3% 145th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 14,860 2025 down 2.1% 145th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 30,282 2025 down 3.3% 145th Start of the academic school year 2,024 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 1st Theoretical duration of secondary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 99th Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 52nd Official entrance age to upper secondary education 15 years 2025 unchanged 65th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 91st ← Previous Page 4 of 22 Next →