Timor-Leste: Secondary education, general pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2018, Timor-Leste's secondary education, general pupils rose 3% on 2017 (from 137,532 to 141,712).

Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2017), the average change was +8.5% and a typical year strayed about 6.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 19% in 2004. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2009 to 2018 the straight-line trend is upward, about 5,797 a year. A straight line explains 97% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2018, Timor-Leste had the 61st highest value of the 85 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Timor-Leste in the 2018 ranking

• Moldova — 58th of 85: 195,480
• Gambia, The — 59th of 85: 163,065
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 60th of 85: 153,157
• Mauritius — 62nd of 85: 110,715
• Qatar — 63rd of 85: 106,817
• Bahrain — 64th of 85: 92,483

What this measures

Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 16 values

Secondary education, general pupils in nearby economies

• Australia — 1.68 million (2017)
• Brunei Darussalam — 38,822 (2018)
• Cambodia — 955,656 (2018)
• China — 68.39 million (2018)
• Fiji — 92,262 (2016)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 341,591 (2018)
• Indonesia — 19.99 million (2018)
• Kiribati — 9,548 (2017)
• Korea, Rep. — 2.78 million (2017)
• Lao PDR — 671,064 (2018)
• Macao SAR, China

More education data for Timor-Leste

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Preprimary education, duration (years) — 3 (2025)
• Compulsory education, duration (years) — 9 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 227,656 (2023)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 119.65% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 120.59% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

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Questions people ask

What is Timor-Leste's secondary education, general pupils?

141,712 in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2001?

It is up 218.75% from 44,459 in 2001 (7.06% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 141,712 in 2018 and the lowest 44,459 in 2001.

How does Timor-Leste rank?

61st highest of 85 economies with data for 2018.

Is the latest change in secondary education, general pupils unusual for Timor-Leste?

In 2018, Timor-Leste's secondary education, general pupils rose 3% on 2017 (from 137,532 to 141,712). Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2017), the average change was +8.5% and a typical year strayed about 6.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.GC, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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