Digital literacy has not been popular in the academic world of Timor-Leste. This quantitative research
with survey method aimed to measure the level of digital literacy skills of university students in TimorLeste,
finding
out
different
level
of
digital
literacy
based
on
gender,
type
of
university
and
duration
of

internet
access.

This
descriptive
quantitate
method
uses
purposive
sampling
data
collection
technique.
The
samples
that

are
used
in
this
research
are
university
students
in
Timor-Leste
at
the
age
ranging
between
17-24
years

old

that have been studying in Dili. The measurement of the level of digital literacy in this research
adopts the ten (10) digital literacy competencies published by Jaringan Pegiat Literasi Digital
(JAPELIDI).

The result of this research found that between 398 respondents, 175 or 44% are classified in the level
four (4) or above the average. In addition to that, there were no variation in the level of digital literacy
based on gender, type of universities and duration of internet access among the students.