Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in East Timor
East Timor: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.21 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in East Timor, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 1.21 index for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in East Timor peaked at 1.21 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5053 index, in 1981.
East Timor ranks 14th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in East Timor, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.5053 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.5296 index | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.557 index | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 0.5799 index | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 0.6065 index | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6258 index | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6495 index | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.6749 index | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.7003 index | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.7196 index | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.7404 index | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.7644 index | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7837 index | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7976 index | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8105 index | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8181 index | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8318 index | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8495 index | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8751 index | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.91 index | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9473 index | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9761 index | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9929 index | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.01 index | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.02 index | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.04 index | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.05 index | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.07 index | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.08 index | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.1 index | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.11 index | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.12 index | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.13 index | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.14 index | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.15 index | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.16 index | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.17 index | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.18 index | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.19 index | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.19 index | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.2 index | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.2 index | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.2 index | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.21 index | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 1.21 index | +0.3% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 1.21 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 index, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 1.21 index is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.07 index, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6032 index | 0.5053 index | 0.7003 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7991 index | 0.7196 index | 0.8751 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 index | 0.91 index | 1.08 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 index | 1.1 index | 1.19 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2 index | 1.19 index | 1.21 index | 6 |
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 lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in East Timor?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in East Timor was 1.21 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5053 index in 1981.
- How does East Timor rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- East Timor ranks 14th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.