Population of compulsory school age, female in East Timor
East Timor: Population of compulsory school age, female was 141,508 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in East Timor, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in East Timor is 141,508, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in East Timor peaked at 141,508 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 55,487, in 2000.
East Timor ranks 137th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55,487 | — |
| 2001 | 59,567 | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 64,532 | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 68,998 | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 70,290 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 71,218 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 74,308 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 77,381 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 115,661 | +49.5% |
| 2009 | 119,776 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 123,661 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 127,649 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 131,465 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 134,608 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 136,709 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 137,922 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 138,517 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 138,620 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 138,475 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 137,964 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 137,378 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 137,349 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 138,083 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 138,734 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 139,924 | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 141,508 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77,722 | 55,487 | 119,776 | 10 |
| 2010s | 134,559 | 123,661 | 138,620 | 10 |
| 2020s | 138,829 | 137,349 | 141,508 | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More education data for East Timor
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in East Timor?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in East Timor was 141,508 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 141,508 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,487 in 2000.
- How does East Timor rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- East Timor ranks 137th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release