Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 15,628 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Timor-Leste, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Timor-Leste stood at 15,628 number.
The figure is down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Timor-Leste peaked at 16,721 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6,973 number, in 1986.
That places Timor-Leste 145th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7,871 number | — |
| 1971 | 8,001 number | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 8,235 number | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 8,446 number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 8,610 number | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 8,700 number | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 8,705 number | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 8,823 number | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 8,871 number | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 8,841 number | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 8,716 number | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 8,461 number | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 8,194 number | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 7,806 number | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 7,398 number | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 7,073 number | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 6,973 number | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 7,241 number | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 7,842 number | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 8,630 number | +10.0% |
| 1990 | 9,442 number | +9.4% |
| 1991 | 10,055 number | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 10,614 number | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 11,028 number | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 11,339 number | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 11,593 number | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 11,876 number | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 12,382 number | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 12,919 number | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 13,454 number | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 13,954 number | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 14,362 number | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 14,606 number | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 14,746 number | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 14,831 number | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 14,903 number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 15,038 number | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 15,319 number | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 15,716 number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 16,143 number | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 16,690 number | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 16,721 number | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 16,569 number | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 16,310 number | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 16,018 number | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 15,797 number | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 15,680 number | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 15,600 number | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 15,577 number | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 15,628 number | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 15,628 number | +0.0% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 15,628 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120,878 number, 13% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 15,628 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,628 number, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,510 number | 7,871 number | 8,871 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,833 number | 6,973 number | 8,716 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,470 number | 9,442 number | 13,454 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,962 number | 13,954 number | 16,143 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,059 number | 15,577 number | 16,721 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,628 number | 15,628 number | 15,628 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, male in Timor-Leste?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Timor-Leste was 15,628 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 16,721 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,973 number in 1986.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Timor-Leste ranks 145th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.