Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (compulsory) in East Timor
East Timor: Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (compulsory) 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 (number) (compulsory) 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% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 141,508 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.27 million, 11% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 141,508 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 332,700, 43% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (compulsory) in East Timor changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +49.5% | 77,381 | 115,661 |
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
- 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 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