Education in East Timor

1,268 indicators covering education for East Timor.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Secondary education, vocational pupils 42.0% 2018 down 4.0% 89th
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.8% 2018 89th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2022 1st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 1st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to the Caribbean, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 2nd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, male (UIS) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 757 2020 up 219.4% 159th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 14.72 years 2022 up 3,388.0% 1st
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 89.6% 2018 down 38.5% 169th
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) 82.1% 2025 up 15.2% 123rd
Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) 87.7% 2025 up 15.0% 120th
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.13 modelled data 2025 down 0.2% 19th
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) 76.6% 2025 up 15.3% 127th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, annual growth rate 14.32 % change on previous year 2018 down 65.4% 26th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 37.1% 2020 up 28.9% 172nd
Teachers in secondary education, female 2,294 2020 up 80.5% 152nd
Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) 8.1% 2019 up 114.9% 88th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 67.3% 2025 up 19.4% 107th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) 75.4% 2025 up 23.3% 106th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.21 modelled data 2025 up 5.1% 14th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) 59.3% 2025 up 14.8% 111th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 56.7% 2025 up 14.0% 93rd
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) 62.2% 2025 up 21.8% 92nd
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.17 modelled data 2025 up 11.8% 38th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) 51.4% 2025 up 5.9% 92nd
Teachers in secondary education, male 3,888 2020 up 23.7% 138th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 1.6% 2025 down 46.7% 176th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 1.6% 2025 down 62.8% 174th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 1.6% 2025 down 56.7% 174th
Primary education, teachers 52.8% 2023 up 32.9% 167th
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 675 number 2019 up 184.8% 151st
Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.97 % change on previous year 2019 down 132.7% 163rd
Repeaters, primary, total 13.4% 2018 up 4.7% 22nd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 4.9% 2019 down 51.5% 70th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 93.2% 2023 up 2.1% 112th
Persistence to grade 5, total 93.3% 2018 up 17.4% 76th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 89.8% 2018 up 21.0% 98th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 172 2024 down 18.1% 97th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 115 2024 down 18.4% 114th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 439 2024 up 63.2% 96th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 435 2024 up 95.1% 106th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 87.5% 2018 down 37.5% 169th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 91.6% 2018 down 39.5% 158th
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school 41.1% 2020 down 8.1% 36th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female 14.95 years 2022 up 3,343.9% 1st
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 14.49 years 2022 up 3,430.2% 1st
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.03 GPIA 2022 down 2.2% 54th
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 92.6% 2020 down 4.6% 149th
Teachers in pre-primary education, male 56 2020 up 700.0% 112th
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 701 2020 up 204.8% 153rd
Share of the population with no formal education with projections 1.5% 2100 down 32.1% 35th
Number of adults with no formal education by region 27,900 people 2100 down 34.5% 90th
Population by level of education 853,300 people 2100 up 9.1% 143rd
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario 0.992 births per woman in last 5 years 2100 down 4.5% 74th
Repeaters, primary, female 11.2% 2018 down 5.4% 24th