School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in East Timor
East Timor: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 93,476 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
93,476 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
146th
of 205 countries
All-time high
95,394 number
in 2016
All-time low
35,854 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in East Timor, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 93,476 number for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
The figure is up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in East Timor peaked at 95,394 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 35,854 number, in 1970.
That places East Timor 146th out of 205 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, lower secondary education, both sexes in East Timor, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 35,854 number | — |
| 1971 | 37,391 number | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 38,753 number | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 40,035 number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 41,233 number | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 42,350 number | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 43,292 number | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 43,918 number | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 44,377 number | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 44,882 number | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 45,590 number | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 46,535 number | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 47,013 number | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 47,537 number | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 48,127 number | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 48,939 number | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 49,742 number | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 49,020 number | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 47,301 number | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 45,036 number | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 42,596 number | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 40,566 number | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 40,185 number | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 41,877 number | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 44,958 number | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 48,580 number | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 52,000 number | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 54,879 number | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 56,896 number | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 58,432 number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 59,961 number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 61,893 number | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 63,855 number | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 66,688 number | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 70,058 number | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 73,677 number | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 77,152 number | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 79,394 number | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 80,856 number | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 81,819 number | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 83,333 number | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 84,419 number | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 86,339 number | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 88,817 number | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 91,567 number | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 94,136 number | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 95,394 number | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 95,331 number | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 94,463 number | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 93,476 number | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 93,476 number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41,208 number | 35,854 number | 44,882 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 47,484 number | 45,036 number | 49,742 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 48,097 number | 40,185 number | 58,432 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 71,535 number | 59,961 number | 81,819 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 90,728 number | 83,333 number | 95,394 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 93,476 number | 93,476 number | 93,476 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 143 Lesotho 127,949 number compare
- 144 Puerto Rico 126,714 number compare
- 145 Equatorial Guinea 99,216 number compare
- 147 North Macedonia 90,980 number compare
- 148 Eswatini 85,653 number compare
- 149 Comoros 76,606 number compare
More education data for East Timor
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3,772 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,372 (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in East Timor?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in East Timor was 93,476 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 95,394 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,854 number in 1970.
- How does East Timor rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- East Timor ranks 146th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.