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 16,799 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
16,799
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
145th
of 222 countries
All-time high
17,202
in 2023
All-time low
7,490
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 16,799.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Timor-Leste peaked at 17,202 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7,490, in 1981.
That places Timor-Leste 145th 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 | 7,527 | — |
| 1971 | 7,687 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 7,843 | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 7,995 | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 8,142 | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 8,252 | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 8,321 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 8,354 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 8,284 | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 8,030 | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 7,692 | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 7,490 | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 7,747 | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 7,990 | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 8,456 | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 9,075 | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 9,727 | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 10,722 | +10.2% |
| 1988 | 11,063 | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 11,461 | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 11,893 | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 12,324 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 12,784 | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 13,201 | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 13,513 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 13,629 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 13,433 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 13,366 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 13,860 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 14,259 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 10,720 | -24.8% |
| 2001 | 11,633 | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 12,701 | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 13,600 | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 13,869 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 14,335 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 15,065 | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 15,559 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 15,962 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 16,265 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 16,615 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 16,824 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 16,670 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 16,329 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 15,962 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 15,900 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 15,889 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 15,812 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 15,700 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 15,747 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 16,206 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 16,671 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 17,050 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 17,202 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 17,150 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 16,799 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,044 | 7,527 | 8,354 | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,142 | 7,490 | 11,461 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,226 | 11,893 | 14,259 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,971 | 10,720 | 16,265 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,145 | 15,700 | 16,824 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,846 | 16,206 | 17,202 | 6 |
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More education data for Timor-Leste
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 114,798 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 78,170 (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 112,858 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.88 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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 primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0815 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2815 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0829 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2023)
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 16,799 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 17,202 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 7,490 in 1981.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Timor-Leste ranks 145th 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 5.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release