25th Edition
Widespread.
Taught in all primary and secondary schools. Taught in most tertiary schools.
Literacy rate in L1: 71%. Taught in all primary and secondary schools. Taught in all tertiary schools.
Literacy rate in L2: 83%. Taught in primary and secondary schools.
Taught in primary and secondary schools, in one school; taught as subject in other schools.
Taught as subject in primary schools in grades 1 and 2 and gradually introduced as a language of instruction with Tetun Dili [tdt] in the higher grades (2021 SIL).
Literacy rate in L2: Relatively low.
Officially used in schools, but mostly poorly spoken. Taught in primary and secondary schools.
Taught as subject in secondary schools.
Taught in all primary and secondary schools.
