School age population, pre-primary education, male in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 48,752 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Timor-Leste, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Timor-Leste stood at 48,752 number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Timor-Leste peaked at 48,752 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14,208 number, in 1985.
Timor-Leste ranks 145th of 206 countries on this measure, 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, male in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16,633 number | — |
| 1971 | 16,880 number | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 17,323 number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 17,723 number | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 18,023 number | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 18,178 number | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 18,175 number | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 18,375 number | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 18,361 number | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 18,103 number | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 17,554 number | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 16,624 number | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 15,830 number | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 14,999 number | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 14,352 number | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 14,208 number | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 14,942 number | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 16,277 number | +8.9% |
| 1988 | 18,052 number | +10.9% |
| 1989 | 19,925 number | +10.4% |
| 1990 | 21,412 number | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 21,931 number | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 22,781 number | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 23,424 number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 23,961 number | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 24,572 number | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 25,493 number | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 26,686 number | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 27,831 number | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 28,843 number | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 29,607 number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 29,964 number | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 30,129 number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 30,188 number | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 30,251 number | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 30,482 number | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 31,086 number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 31,865 number | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 32,746 number | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 33,529 number | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 33,702 number | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 33,351 number | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 48,741 number | +46.1% |
| 2013 | 47,710 number | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 47,387 number | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 47,212 number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 47,226 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 47,439 number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 47,900 number | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 48,752 number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17,777 number | 16,633 number | 18,375 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,276 number | 14,208 number | 19,925 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 24,693 number | 21,412 number | 28,843 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,985 number | 29,607 number | 33,529 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 44,942 number | 33,351 number | 48,752 number | 10 |
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More education data for Timor-Leste
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 119.65 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 119.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in Timor-Leste?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Timor-Leste was 48,752 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 48,752 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,208 number in 1985.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Timor-Leste ranks 145th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.4%. 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, pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.