School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 30,856 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
30,856 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
144th
of 204 countries
All-time high
32,308 number
in 2015
All-time low
13,008 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste stood at 30,856 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste peaked at 32,308 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13,008 number, in 1970.
Timor-Leste ranks 144th of 204 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.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13,008 number | — |
| 1971 | 13,412 number | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 13,760 number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 14,202 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 14,678 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 15,062 number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 15,251 number | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 15,385 number | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 15,540 number | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 15,714 number | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 15,918 number | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 16,154 number | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 16,242 number | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 16,350 number | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 16,574 number | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 16,629 number | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 16,103 number | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 15,037 number | -6.6% |
| 1988 | 14,264 number | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 13,558 number | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 13,205 number | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 13,734 number | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 15,020 number | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 16,238 number | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 17,513 number | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 18,678 number | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 19,363 number | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 19,817 number | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 20,365 number | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 20,919 number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 21,588 number | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 22,597 number | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 23,675 number | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 24,747 number | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 25,889 number | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 26,902 number | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 27,460 number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 27,564 number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 27,807 number | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 28,046 number | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 29,115 number | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 30,026 number | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 30,818 number | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 31,630 number | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 32,254 number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 32,308 number | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 31,832 number | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 31,457 number | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 31,150 number | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 30,856 number | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 30,856 number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14,601 number | 13,008 number | 15,714 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,683 number | 13,558 number | 16,629 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,485 number | 13,205 number | 20,919 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,628 number | 21,588 number | 28,046 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,145 number | 29,115 number | 32,308 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,856 number | 30,856 number | 30,856 number | 1 |
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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 school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste was 30,856 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 32,308 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,008 number in 1970.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Timor-Leste ranks 144th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.