Timor-Leste Literacy Rate

Timor-Leste literacy rate for 2020 was 69.90%, a 4.12% increase from 2016.
  • Timor-Leste literacy rate for 2016 was 65.78%, a 7.78% increase from 2010.
  • Timor-Leste literacy rate for 2010 was 58.00%, a 7% increase from 2007.
  • Timor-Leste literacy rate for 2007 was 51.00%, a 13% increase from 2001.
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.