School age population, secondary education, both sexes in East Timor
East Timor: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 186,814 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
186,814 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
146th
of 205 countries
All-time high
186,814 number
in 2019
All-time low
68,143 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in East Timor, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in East Timor stood at 186,814 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in East Timor peaked at 186,814 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 68,143 number, in 1970.
East Timor ranks 146th of 205 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, secondary education, both sexes in East Timor, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 68,143 number | — |
| 1971 | 70,262 number | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 72,818 number | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 75,625 number | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 78,276 number | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 80,623 number | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 82,474 number | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 83,614 number | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 84,622 number | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 85,802 number | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 87,350 number | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 89,385 number | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 90,675 number | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 92,033 number | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 93,472 number | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 95,188 number | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 96,936 number | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 96,591 number | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 95,571 number | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 93,884 number | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 91,196 number | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 87,654 number | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 85,082 number | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 84,281 number | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 85,405 number | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 88,414 number | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 93,178 number | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 98,610 number | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 103,872 number | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 108,627 number | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 113,075 number | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 117,364 number | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 120,491 number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 124,678 number | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 129,947 number | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 136,098 number | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 142,750 number | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 148,004 number | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 152,784 number | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 156,926 number | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 162,688 number | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 164,500 number | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 166,817 number | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 169,895 number | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 173,881 number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 178,642 number | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 182,385 number | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 184,969 number | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 186,363 number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 186,814 number | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 186,814 number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78,226 number | 68,143 number | 85,802 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 93,108 number | 87,350 number | 96,936 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 92,632 number | 84,281 number | 108,627 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 134,212 number | 113,075 number | 156,926 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 175,695 number | 162,688 number | 186,814 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 186,814 number | 186,814 number | 186,814 number | 1 |
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More education data for East Timor
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (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 186,814 number in 2020, 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 186,814 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 68,143 number in 1970.
- How does East Timor rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- East Timor ranks 146th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.