Timor-Leste Literacy Rate 2001-2023
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.
- Timor-Leste literacy rate for 2020 was 69.90%, a 1.83% increase from 2018.
- Timor-Leste literacy rate for 2018 was 68.07%, a 9.76% increase from 2010.
- Timor-Leste literacy rate for 2010 was 58.31%, a 7.71% increase from 2007.
- Timor-Leste literacy rate for 2007 was 50.60%, a 13% increase from 2001.
| Timor-Leste Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2020 |
69.90% |
1.83% |
| 2018 |
68.07% |
9.76% |
| 2010 |
58.31% |
7.71% |
| 2007 |
50.60% |
13.00% |
| 2001 |
37.60% |
13.00% |
