School age population, secondary education, female in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: School age population, secondary education, female was 90,133 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
90,133
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
147th
of 220 countries
All-time high
94,288
in 2021
All-time low
33,075
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, secondary education, female in Timor-Leste, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 90,133 for school age population, secondary education, female in 2025.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Timor-Leste peaked at 94,288 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 33,075, in 1970.
That places Timor-Leste 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, female in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 33,075 | — |
| 1971 | 33,915 | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 34,801 | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 35,727 | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 36,669 | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 37,524 | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 38,736 | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 39,844 | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 40,846 | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 41,707 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 42,412 | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 43,043 | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 43,544 | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 43,939 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 44,117 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 44,009 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 43,583 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 42,905 | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 42,196 | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 41,712 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 41,581 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 41,883 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 42,802 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 44,204 | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 46,127 | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 48,534 | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 51,312 | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 54,362 | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 57,563 | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 60,777 | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 47,080 | -22.5% |
| 2001 | 51,841 | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 57,063 | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 60,973 | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 61,149 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 61,154 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 62,913 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 65,055 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 67,469 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 70,059 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 72,524 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 74,806 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 77,360 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 80,345 | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 83,544 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 86,466 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 88,614 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 90,194 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 91,680 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 92,982 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 93,902 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 94,288 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 93,937 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 92,580 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 91,159 | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 90,133 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37,284 | 33,075 | 41,707 | 10 |
| 1980s | 43,146 | 41,712 | 44,117 | 10 |
| 1990s | 48,914 | 41,581 | 60,777 | 10 |
| 2000s | 60,476 | 47,080 | 70,059 | 10 |
| 2010s | 83,852 | 72,524 | 92,982 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92,666 | 90,133 | 94,288 | 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)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 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, secondary education, female in Timor-Leste?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Timor-Leste was 90,133 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 94,288 in 2021.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,075 in 1970.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Timor-Leste ranks 147th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release