School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 16,361 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
16,361
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
142nd
of 222 countries
All-time high
16,789
in 2023
All-time low
7,203
in 1981
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Timor-Leste, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Timor-Leste stood at 16,361.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Timor-Leste peaked at 16,789 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7,203, in 1981.
That places Timor-Leste 142nd out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7,378 | — |
| 1971 | 7,524 | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 7,667 | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 7,807 | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 7,941 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 8,036 | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 8,087 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 8,098 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 8,006 | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 7,741 | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 7,398 | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 7,203 | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 7,356 | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 7,499 | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 7,864 | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 8,406 | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 8,993 | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 9,840 | +9.4% |
| 1988 | 10,141 | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 10,509 | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 10,930 | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 11,381 | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 11,887 | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 12,354 | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 12,726 | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 12,918 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 12,782 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 12,638 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 13,103 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 13,474 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 10,123 | -24.9% |
| 2001 | 10,981 | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 11,980 | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 12,840 | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 13,103 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 13,580 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 14,163 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 14,593 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 14,946 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 15,203 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 15,508 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 15,713 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 15,592 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 15,315 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 14,995 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 14,961 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 14,981 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 14,914 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 14,839 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 14,968 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 15,518 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 16,107 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 16,603 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 16,789 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 16,746 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 16,361 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,828 | 7,378 | 8,098 | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,521 | 7,203 | 10,509 | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,419 | 10,930 | 13,474 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,151 | 10,123 | 15,203 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,179 | 14,839 | 15,713 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,354 | 15,518 | 16,789 | 6 |
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More education data for Timor-Leste
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 11.04 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6704 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,943 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 78,170 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1329 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26,657 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2815 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 162,113 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Timor-Leste?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Timor-Leste was 16,361 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 16,789 in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,203 in 1981.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Timor-Leste ranks 142nd out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release