School age population, tertiary education, female in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: School age population, tertiary education, female was 77,172 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Timor-Leste, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, tertiary education, female in Timor-Leste stood at 77,172. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Timor-Leste peaked at 77,172 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 24,903, in 1973.
Timor-Leste ranks 144th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27,324 | 24,903 | 31,620 | 10 |
| 1980s | 34,291 | 32,671 | 35,440 | 10 |
| 1990s | 34,807 | 33,976 | 37,135 | 10 |
| 2000s | 40,828 | 28,565 | 49,792 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59,432 | 51,668 | 67,374 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73,577 | 69,197 | 77,172 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 141 Croatia 93,024 compare
- 142 Armenia 89,537 compare
- 143 Bosnia and Herzegovina 80,692 compare
- 145 Equatorial Guinea 75,832 compare
- 146 Albania 69,860 compare
- 147 Republic of Moldova 67,909 compare
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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (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, tertiary education, female in Timor-Leste?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Timor-Leste was 77,172 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 77,172 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,903 in 1973.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Timor-Leste ranks 144th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release