Share of primary school teachers who are women in East Timor
East Timor: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 52.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in East Timor, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of primary school teachers who are women in East Timor stood at 52.8%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 27.6% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in East Timor peaked at 52.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.2%, in 2004.
That places East Timor 178th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of primary school teachers who are women in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 30.0% | — |
| 2002 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 29.2% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | +33.6% |
| 2010 | 39.8% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 39.7% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 41.4% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 41.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 41.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 41.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 52.8% | +27.6% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 52.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 60.1%, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 52.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76.1%, 69% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.1% | 29.2% | 39.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 40.7% | 39.7% | 41.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 47.1% | 41.4% | 52.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More education data for East Timor
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,182 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 140 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,267 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,390 (2020)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 162,113 (2020)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 227,656 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1645 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in East Timor?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in East Timor was 52.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 52.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2% in 2004.
- How does East Timor rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- East Timor ranks 178th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.