Youth literacy in Timor-Leste
In Timor-Leste, 86.1% of people aged 15 to 24 could read and write in 2022.
Timor-Leste, 2022
86.1%
Change from 2016
−3.0percentage points
Position in 2022
49th of 59
Youth literacy in Timor-Leste over time
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Timor-Leste
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of people aged 15 to 24. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Timor-Leste |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 86.1% |
| 2016 | 89.1% |
| 2015 | 84.4% |
| 2010 | 79.5% |
| 2009 | 85.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 89.1% in 2016, a change of −3.0 percentage points.
- Since 2009, when it was 85.6%, the figure has changed by +0.5 percentage points.
- Among the 59 countries with data for 2022, Timor-Leste has the 49th highest value.