School age population, primary education, female in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: School age population, primary education, female was 97,186 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Timor-Leste, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in Timor-Leste is 97,186, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Timor-Leste peaked at 97,186 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 39,895, in 1970.
That places Timor-Leste 141st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43,667 | 39,895 | 46,358 | 10 |
| 1980s | 45,681 | 43,501 | 50,540 | 10 |
| 1990s | 65,538 | 52,987 | 75,161 | 10 |
| 2000s | 70,576 | 55,487 | 83,516 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91,174 | 86,457 | 93,003 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93,098 | 89,998 | 97,186 | 6 |
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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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (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, primary education, female in Timor-Leste?
- School age population, primary education, female in Timor-Leste was 97,186 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 97,186 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,895 in 1970.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Timor-Leste ranks 141st out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release