School age population, primary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 183,594 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
183,594 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
142nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
193,437 number
in 2013
All-time low
85,068 number
in 1987
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste is 183,594 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste peaked at 193,437 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 85,068 number, in 1987.
Timor-Leste ranks 142nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 85,223 number | — |
| 1971 | 87,082 number | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 89,723 number | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 92,448 number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 94,803 number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 96,331 number | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 96,808 number | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 98,031 number | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 98,925 number | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 99,488 number | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 99,684 number | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 99,305 number | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 98,647 number | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 97,212 number | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 94,815 number | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 91,429 number | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 87,608 number | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 85,068 number | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 85,264 number | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 88,169 number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 93,590 number | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 100,559 number | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 107,978 number | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 114,687 number | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 120,336 number | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 124,604 number | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 127,583 number | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 131,944 number | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 136,602 number | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 141,678 number | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 147,357 number | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 153,536 number | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 158,588 number | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 163,054 number | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 166,664 number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 169,173 number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 170,722 number | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 172,427 number | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 175,212 number | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 178,911 number | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 187,618 number | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 191,010 number | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 192,985 number | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 193,437 number | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 192,303 number | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 189,963 number | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 187,868 number | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 186,060 number | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 184,592 number | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 183,594 number | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 183,594 number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93,886 number | 85,223 number | 99,488 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 92,720 number | 85,068 number | 99,684 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 119,956 number | 93,590 number | 141,678 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 165,564 number | 147,357 number | 178,911 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 188,943 number | 183,594 number | 193,437 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 183,594 number | 183,594 number | 183,594 number | 1 |
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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)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 119.65 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 119.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste was 183,594 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 193,437 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 85,068 number in 1987.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Timor-Leste ranks 142nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.