School age population, lower secondary education, female in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 46,054 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
46,054 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
146th
of 205 countries
All-time high
47,065 number
in 2016
All-time low
17,605 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Timor-Leste, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Timor-Leste stood at 46,054 number.
That represents a change of up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Timor-Leste peaked at 47,065 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17,605 number, in 1970.
That places Timor-Leste 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, female in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17,605 number | — |
| 1971 | 18,365 number | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 19,033 number | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 19,657 number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 20,242 number | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 20,786 number | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 21,247 number | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 21,548 number | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 21,765 number | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 22,004 number | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 22,347 number | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 22,810 number | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 23,040 number | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 23,301 number | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 23,599 number | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 24,006 number | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 24,412 number | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 24,097 number | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 23,308 number | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 22,263 number | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 21,142 number | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 20,217 number | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 20,060 number | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 20,868 number | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 22,323 number | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 24,027 number | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 25,632 number | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 27,012 number | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 28,011 number | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 28,798 number | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 29,593 number | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 30,583 number | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 31,567 number | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 32,958 number | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 34,598 number | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 36,355 number | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 38,040 number | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 39,129 number | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 39,836 number | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 40,299 number | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 41,020 number | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 41,554 number | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 42,514 number | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 43,760 number | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 45,143 number | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 46,434 number | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 47,065 number | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 47,023 number | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 46,570 number | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 46,054 number | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 46,054 number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20,225 number | 17,605 number | 22,004 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 23,318 number | 22,263 number | 24,412 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 23,809 number | 20,060 number | 28,798 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,296 number | 29,593 number | 40,299 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 44,714 number | 41,020 number | 47,065 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,054 number | 46,054 number | 46,054 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 143 Albania 62,883 number compare
- 144 Puerto Rico 60,934 number compare
- 145 Equatorial Guinea 49,655 number compare
- 147 North Macedonia 44,052 number compare
- 148 Eswatini 42,666 number compare
- 149 Comoros 37,660 number 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)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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 46,054 number in 2020, 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 47,065 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,605 number in 1970.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Timor-Leste ranks 146th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.