School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in East Timor
East Timor: School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) was 60,627 number in 2014. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in East Timor, 1970–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 60,627 number for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2014. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in East Timor peaked at 60,627 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 26,374 number, in 1974.
That places East Timor 147th out of 203 countries with data for 2014, putting it 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, female (number) (age) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 28,415 number | — |
| 1971 | 27,818 number | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 27,013 number | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 26,476 number | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 26,374 number | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 26,594 number | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 27,114 number | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 27,378 number | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 27,789 number | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 28,269 number | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 28,928 number | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 29,807 number | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 30,705 number | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 31,642 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 32,640 number | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 33,688 number | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 34,745 number | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 35,372 number | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 36,092 number | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 36,844 number | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 37,571 number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 38,304 number | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 38,974 number | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 39,193 number | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 38,783 number | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 37,762 number | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 36,062 number | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 33,707 number | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 32,058 number | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 31,571 number | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 32,218 number | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 34,091 number | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 36,262 number | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 38,499 number | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 40,503 number | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 42,379 number | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 44,114 number | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 45,628 number | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 47,338 number | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 49,375 number | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 51,654 number | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 54,211 number | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 56,793 number | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 58,965 number | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 60,627 number | +2.8% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 60,627 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 509,378 number, 12% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 60,627 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 117,527 number, 52% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27,324 number | 26,374 number | 28,415 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 33,046 number | 28,928 number | 36,844 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 36,398 number | 31,571 number | 39,193 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 41,041 number | 32,218 number | 49,375 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 56,450 number | 51,654 number | 60,627 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More education data for East Timor
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.33 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 93.12 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,182 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 140 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,267 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,390 (2020)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 162,113 (2020)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 227,656 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in East Timor?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in East Timor was 60,627 number in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 60,627 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,374 number in 1974.
- How does East Timor rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- East Timor ranks 147th out of 203 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.7%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.