Population, age 21, total in East Timor
East Timor: Population, age 21, total was 27,760 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 21, total in East Timor, 1998–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 21, total in East Timor is 27,760, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 21, total in East Timor peaked at 27,760 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10,271, in 2000.
East Timor ranks 146th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,174 | 10,512 | 11,835 | 2 |
| 2000s | 18,070 | 10,271 | 22,743 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,962 | 23,102 | 27,760 | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More education data for East Timor
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 119.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 7,144 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.63 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 120.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 21, total in East Timor?
- Population, age 21, total in East Timor was 27,760 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 21, total recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 27,760 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 21, total recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,271 in 2000.
- How does East Timor rank for population, age 21, total?
- East Timor ranks 146th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 21, total rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. 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, published as part of Population, age 21, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.