School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (age male) in East Timor
East Timor: School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (age male) was 48,415 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, male in East Timor, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, pre-primary education, male in East Timor stood at 48,415.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in East Timor peaked at 51,551 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15,274, in 1980.
That places East Timor 146th 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, pre-primary education, male (number) (age male) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15,314 | — |
| 1971 | 15,630 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 15,938 | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 16,237 | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 16,523 | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 16,717 | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 16,802 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 16,775 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 16,473 | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 15,867 | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 15,274 | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 15,277 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 15,773 | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 16,495 | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 17,608 | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 18,911 | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 20,693 | +9.4% |
| 1987 | 21,999 | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 22,708 | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 23,513 | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 24,383 | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 25,234 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 26,108 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 26,835 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 27,258 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 27,181 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 26,912 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 27,340 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 28,242 | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 29,054 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 21,794 | -25.0% |
| 2001 | 23,644 | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 25,811 | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 27,710 | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 28,499 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 29,325 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 30,544 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 31,462 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 32,146 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 32,732 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 33,396 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 33,507 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 48,706 | +45.4% |
| 2013 | 47,881 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 47,826 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 47,931 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 47,668 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 47,280 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 47,507 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 48,418 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 49,489 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 50,559 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 51,551 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 51,296 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 50,216 | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 48,415 | -3.6% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 48,415 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 439,614, 11% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 48,415 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 56,248, 86% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (age male) in East Timor changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +45.4% | 33,507 | 48,706 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16,228 | 15,314 | 16,802 | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,825 | 15,274 | 23,513 | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,855 | 24,383 | 29,054 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,367 | 21,794 | 32,732 | 10 |
| 2010s | 45,012 | 33,396 | 48,706 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50,254 | 48,415 | 51,551 | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More education data for East Timor
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,182 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 140 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,267 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,390 (2020)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 162,113 (2020)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 227,656 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1645 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in East Timor?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in East Timor was 48,415 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 51,551 in 2022.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,274 in 1980.
- How does East Timor rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- East Timor ranks 146th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release