Puerto Rico vs Timor-Leste: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Puerto Rico
29,572
in 2025
Timor-Leste
31,063
in 2025
Puerto Rico rank
145th
Timor-Leste rank
144th

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Puerto Rico
  • Timor-Leste
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How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 31,063 against 29,572 in Puerto Rico, a difference of 1,491.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 145th and Timor-Leste ranks 144th of 222 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
1970s 68,684 13,822 54,862 Puerto Rico
1980s 66,655 15,211 51,444 Puerto Rico
1990s 63,964 20,425 43,539 Puerto Rico
2000s 58,749 22,489 36,260 Puerto Rico
2010s 44,969 30,970 13,999 Puerto Rico
2020s 32,304 30,541 1,764 Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, Puerto Rico or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 31,063 against 29,572 in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Puerto Rico and Timor-Leste?
1,491, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Timor-Leste?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Puerto Rico and Timor-Leste rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Puerto Rico ranks 145th and Timor-Leste ranks 144th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,702 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release