School age population, primary education, male in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: School age population, primary education, male was 93,399 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
93,399 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
142nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
98,076 number
in 2013
All-time low
42,724 number
in 1987
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, male in Timor-Leste, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, male in Timor-Leste stood at 93,399 number.
The figure is down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Timor-Leste peaked at 98,076 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 42,724 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, male in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 43,308 number | — |
| 1971 | 44,264 number | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 45,621 number | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 47,017 number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 48,220 number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 49,000 number | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 49,243 number | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 49,867 number | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 50,321 number | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 50,601 number | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 50,685 number | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 50,458 number | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 50,096 number | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 49,302 number | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 47,991 number | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 46,157 number | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 44,105 number | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 42,724 number | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 42,798 number | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 44,312 number | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 47,163 number | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 50,825 number | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 54,705 number | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 58,165 number | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 61,030 number | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 63,142 number | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 64,577 number | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 66,726 number | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 69,069 number | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 71,665 number | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 74,595 number | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 77,790 number | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 80,409 number | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 82,714 number | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 84,572 number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 85,864 number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 86,661 number | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 87,531 number | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 88,941 number | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 90,798 number | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 95,131 number | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 96,827 number | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 97,827 number | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 98,076 number | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 97,540 number | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 96,407 number | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 95,405 number | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 94,547 number | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 93,857 number | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 93,399 number | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 93,399 number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47,746 number | 43,308 number | 50,601 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 46,863 number | 42,724 number | 50,685 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 60,707 number | 47,163 number | 71,665 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 83,988 number | 74,595 number | 90,798 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 95,902 number | 93,399 number | 98,076 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 93,399 number | 93,399 number | 93,399 number | 1 |
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More education data for Timor-Leste
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- 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, primary education, male in Timor-Leste?
- School age population, primary education, male in Timor-Leste was 93,399 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 98,076 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,724 number in 1987.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Timor-Leste ranks 142nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.