School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 15,674 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
15,674 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
144th
of 204 countries
All-time high
16,371 number
in 2015
All-time low
6,605 number
in 1990
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Timor-Leste, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Timor-Leste stood at 15,674 number.
That represents a change of up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Timor-Leste peaked at 16,371 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6,605 number, in 1990.
That places Timor-Leste 144th out of 204 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.
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6,613 number | — |
| 1971 | 6,819 number | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 6,999 number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 7,226 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 7,470 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 7,666 number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 7,763 number | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 7,833 number | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 7,913 number | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 8,003 number | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 8,107 number | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 8,227 number | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 8,272 number | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 8,324 number | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 8,435 number | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 8,455 number | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 8,169 number | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 7,598 number | -7.0% |
| 1988 | 7,182 number | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 6,799 number | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 6,605 number | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 6,881 number | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 7,563 number | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 8,205 number | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 8,877 number | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 9,487 number | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 9,833 number | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 10,044 number | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 10,310 number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 10,580 number | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 10,912 number | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 11,426 number | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 11,984 number | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 12,536 number | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 13,123 number | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 13,644 number | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 13,933 number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 13,988 number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 14,115 number | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 14,241 number | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 14,780 number | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 15,232 number | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 15,626 number | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 16,030 number | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 16,341 number | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 16,371 number | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 16,140 number | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 15,959 number | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 15,813 number | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 15,674 number | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 15,674 number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,430 number | 6,613 number | 8,003 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,957 number | 6,799 number | 8,455 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,838 number | 6,605 number | 10,580 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,990 number | 10,912 number | 14,241 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,797 number | 14,780 number | 16,371 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,674 number | 15,674 number | 15,674 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, male in Timor-Leste?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Timor-Leste was 15,674 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 16,371 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,605 number in 1990.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Timor-Leste ranks 144th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.