School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 95,664 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 95,664 number for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2019.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste peaked at 95,931 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 28,411 number, in 1985.
That places Timor-Leste 145th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 32,755 number | — |
| 1971 | 33,231 number | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 34,100 number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 34,883 number | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 35,476 number | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 35,784 number | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 35,776 number | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 36,181 number | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 36,176 number | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 35,701 number | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 34,672 number | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 32,921 number | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 31,435 number | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 29,881 number | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 28,678 number | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 28,411 number | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 29,791 number | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 32,322 number | +8.5% |
| 1988 | 35,685 number | +10.4% |
| 1989 | 39,244 number | +10.0% |
| 1990 | 42,098 number | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 43,163 number | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 44,891 number | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 46,251 number | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 47,410 number | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 48,673 number | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 50,446 number | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 52,763 number | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 54,953 number | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 56,869 number | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 58,316 number | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 59,012 number | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 59,319 number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 59,431 number | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 59,563 number | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 60,029 number | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 61,233 number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 62,798 number | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 64,567 number | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 66,139 number | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 66,481 number | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 65,741 number | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 95,931 number | +45.9% |
| 2013 | 93,800 number | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 93,130 number | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 92,749 number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 92,727 number | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 93,110 number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 93,995 number | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 95,664 number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35,006 number | 32,755 number | 36,181 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 32,304 number | 28,411 number | 39,244 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 48,752 number | 42,098 number | 56,869 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 61,041 number | 58,316 number | 66,139 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 88,333 number | 65,741 number | 95,931 number | 10 |
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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, pre-primary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste was 95,664 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 95,931 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,411 number in 1985.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Timor-Leste ranks 145th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.6%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.