Primary education, teachers in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Primary education, teachers was 52.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Timor-Leste, 2001–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 52.8% for primary education, teachers in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 27.6% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Timor-Leste peaked at 52.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.2%, in 2004.
That places Timor-Leste 167th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.1% | 29.2% | 39.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 40.7% | 39.7% | 41.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 47.1% | 41.4% | 52.8% | 2 |
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More education data for Timor-Leste
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 119.65 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 119.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Timor-Leste?
- Primary education, teachers in Timor-Leste was 52.8% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 52.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2% in 2004.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for primary education, teachers?
- Timor-Leste ranks 167th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.