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Universities in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste has 6 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1936. Most were founded in the modern era. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.

UNIVERSITIES6
OLDEST1936
FOUNDED 1900+6

By founding era

Before 12000 · 0%
1200–15990 · 0%
1600–18990 · 0%
1900 or later6 · 100%
Date unknown0 · 0%

Oldest universities in Timor-Leste

The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.

1936Minor Seminary of Our Lady of Fatima
1965National University of East Timor
1999Universidade Da Paz
2014Universidade Dili
2016St. John de Britto Institute
2021Catholic University of Timor Saint John Paul II

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