School age population, lower secondary education, female in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 44,322 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
44,322
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
147th
of 220 countries
All-time high
47,441
in 2019
All-time low
17,309
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Timor-Leste, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, female in Timor-Leste is 44,322, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Timor-Leste peaked at 47,441 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17,309, in 1970.
Timor-Leste ranks 147th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17,309 | — |
| 1971 | 17,769 | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 18,249 | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 18,741 | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 19,232 | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 19,679 | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 20,180 | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 20,643 | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 21,058 | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 21,412 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 21,724 | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 22,049 | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 22,305 | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 22,436 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 22,384 | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 22,136 | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 21,709 | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 21,215 | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 20,845 | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 20,779 | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 21,003 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 21,472 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 22,292 | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 23,419 | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 24,819 | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 26,404 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 28,062 | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 29,720 | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 31,346 | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 32,912 | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 25,299 | -23.1% |
| 2001 | 27,670 | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 30,164 | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 31,723 | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 31,178 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 30,878 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 32,198 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 33,868 | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 35,201 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 36,260 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 37,204 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 38,577 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 40,424 | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 42,298 | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 43,846 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 44,919 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 45,678 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 46,391 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 47,068 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 47,441 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 47,380 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 46,937 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 46,152 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 45,145 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 44,452 | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 44,322 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19,427 | 17,309 | 21,412 | 10 |
| 1980s | 21,758 | 20,779 | 22,436 | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,145 | 21,003 | 32,912 | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,444 | 25,299 | 36,260 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43,385 | 37,204 | 47,441 | 10 |
| 2020s | 45,731 | 44,322 | 47,380 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 144 Bosnia and Herzegovina 56,831 compare
- 145 Albania 51,657 compare
- 146 Puerto Rico 47,028 compare
- 148 North Macedonia 42,989 compare
- 149 Singapore 42,647 compare
- 150 Qatar 40,140 compare
More education data for Timor-Leste
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- 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)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Timor-Leste?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Timor-Leste was 44,322 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 47,441 in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,309 in 1970.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Timor-Leste ranks 147th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release