Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 52.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Timor-Leste, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Timor-Leste is 52.8%, measured in 2023. 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, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Timor-Leste peaked at 52.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.2%, in 2004.
That places Timor-Leste 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.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Timor-Leste, 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% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 52.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 60.1%, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste'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 Timor-Leste
More education data for Timor-Leste
- 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 percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Timor-Leste?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Timor-Leste was 52.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 52.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2% in 2004.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Timor-Leste ranks 178th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release