Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 15,052 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Timor-Leste, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Timor-Leste is 15,052 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Timor-Leste peaked at 16,266 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6,958 number, in 1986.
Timor-Leste ranks 145th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7,623 number | — |
| 1971 | 7,745 number | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 7,968 number | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 8,170 number | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 8,328 number | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 8,416 number | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 8,421 number | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 8,537 number | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 8,589 number | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 8,568 number | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 8,462 number | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 8,242 number | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 8,011 number | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 7,676 number | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 7,325 number | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 7,044 number | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 6,958 number | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 7,202 number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 7,740 number | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 8,444 number | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 9,176 number | +8.7% |
| 1991 | 9,744 number | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 10,281 number | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 10,708 number | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 11,051 number | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 11,339 number | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 11,630 number | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 12,121 number | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 12,625 number | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 13,113 number | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 13,566 number | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 13,942 number | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 14,165 number | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 14,294 number | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 14,373 number | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 14,445 number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 14,579 number | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 14,859 number | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 15,259 number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 15,690 number | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 16,245 number | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 16,266 number | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 16,098 number | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 15,821 number | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 15,512 number | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 15,279 number | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 15,145 number | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 15,050 number | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 15,012 number | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 15,052 number | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 15,052 number | +0.0% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 15,052 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 115,626 number, 13% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 15,052 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,052 number, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,236 number | 7,623 number | 8,589 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,710 number | 6,958 number | 8,462 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,179 number | 9,176 number | 13,113 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,517 number | 13,566 number | 15,690 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,548 number | 15,012 number | 16,266 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,052 number | 15,052 number | 15,052 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
More education data for Timor-Leste
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 112,858 (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,943 (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 227,656 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1645 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 114,798 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Timor-Leste?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Timor-Leste was 15,052 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 16,266 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,958 number in 1986.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Timor-Leste ranks 145th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.