School age population, secondary education, both sexes in East Timor
East Timor: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 182,840 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
182,840
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
147th
of 220 countries
All-time high
191,475
in 2021
All-time low
66,642
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in East Timor, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 182,840 for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in East Timor peaked at 191,475 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 66,642, in 1970.
That places East Timor 147th out of 220 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, secondary education, both sexes in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 66,642 | — |
| 1971 | 68,366 | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 70,184 | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 72,085 | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 74,023 | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 75,792 | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 78,061 | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 80,204 | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 82,189 | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 83,919 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 85,374 | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 86,720 | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 88,455 | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 89,831 | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 90,693 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 90,958 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 90,611 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 89,823 | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 89,047 | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 88,788 | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 89,328 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 90,586 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 92,575 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 95,432 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 99,236 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 103,921 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 109,281 | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 115,135 | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 121,253 | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 127,383 | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 98,033 | -23.0% |
| 2001 | 107,595 | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 118,062 | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 125,802 | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 125,953 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 125,813 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 129,019 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 133,088 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 137,835 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 143,183 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 148,577 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 153,724 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 159,111 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 165,145 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 171,439 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 177,173 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 181,509 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 184,661 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 187,533 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 189,907 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 191,304 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 191,475 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 190,150 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 187,462 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 184,729 | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 182,840 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75,146 | 66,642 | 83,919 | 10 |
| 1980s | 89,030 | 85,374 | 90,958 | 10 |
| 1990s | 104,413 | 89,328 | 127,383 | 10 |
| 2000s | 124,438 | 98,033 | 143,183 | 10 |
| 2010s | 171,878 | 148,577 | 189,907 | 10 |
| 2020s | 187,993 | 182,840 | 191,475 | 6 |
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More education data for East Timor
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in East Timor?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in East Timor was 182,840 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 191,475 in 2021.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 66,642 in 1970.
- How does East Timor rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- East Timor ranks 147th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release