Literacy rate, adult female in East Timor
East Timor: Literacy rate, adult female was 65.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult female in East Timor, 2001–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15 and above.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 65.7% for literacy rate, adult female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult female in East Timor peaked at 65.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2001.
That places East Timor 68th out of 89 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Literacy rate, adult female in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 30.0% | — |
| 2007 | 42.5% | +41.7% |
| 2010 | 53.0% | +24.6% |
| 2015 | 60.2% | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 59.6% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 65.7% | +10.3% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 65.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 71.4%, 92% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 65.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95.0%, 69% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.2% | 30.0% | 42.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 57.6% | 53.0% | 60.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 65.7% | 65.7% | 65.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More gender data for East Timor
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 462.75 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4702 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,057 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,057 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 14,331 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 15,248 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 14,172 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 15,056 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 14,127 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult female in East Timor?
- Literacy rate, adult female in East Timor was 65.7% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult female recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 65.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult female recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2001.
- How does East Timor rank for literacy rate, adult female?
- East Timor ranks 68th out of 89 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, adult female rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.