School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 122,946 number in 2014. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste, 1970–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste is 122,946 number, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste peaked at 122,946 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 53,913 number, in 1974.
Timor-Leste ranks 147th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 58,250 number | — |
| 1971 | 57,002 number | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 55,312 number | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 54,162 number | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 53,913 number | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 54,331 number | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 55,370 number | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 55,904 number | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 56,747 number | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 57,743 number | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 59,109 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 60,938 number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 62,800 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 64,728 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 66,767 number | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 68,913 number | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 71,079 number | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 72,315 number | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 73,757 number | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 75,274 number | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 76,725 number | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 78,188 number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 79,511 number | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 79,864 number | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 78,879 number | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 76,624 number | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 72,954 number | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 67,942 number | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 64,443 number | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 63,419 number | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 64,793 number | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 68,763 number | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 73,397 number | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 78,119 number | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 82,271 number | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 86,089 number | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 89,539 number | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 92,471 number | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 95,825 number | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 99,891 number | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 104,502 number | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 109,723 number | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 115,032 number | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 119,515 number | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 122,946 number | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55,873 number | 53,913 number | 58,250 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 67,568 number | 59,109 number | 75,274 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 73,855 number | 63,419 number | 79,864 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 83,116 number | 64,793 number | 99,891 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 114,344 number | 104,502 number | 122,946 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 144 Guinea-Bissau 167,187 number compare
- 145 Lithuania 160,432 number compare
- 146 North Macedonia 139,413 number compare
- 148 Eswatini 121,274 number compare
- 149 Equatorial Guinea 100,935 number compare
- 150 Slovenia 99,249 number compare
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)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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, tertiary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste was 122,946 number in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 122,946 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,913 number in 1974.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Timor-Leste ranks 147th out of 203 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.4%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.