School age population, tertiary education, male in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: School age population, tertiary education, male was 62,319 number in 2014. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, male in Timor-Leste, 1970–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, male in Timor-Leste is 62,319 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 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Timor-Leste peaked at 62,319 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 27,539 number, in 1974.
That places Timor-Leste 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, male in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 29,835 number | — |
| 1971 | 29,184 number | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 28,299 number | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 27,686 number | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 27,539 number | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 27,737 number | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 28,256 number | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 28,526 number | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 28,958 number | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 29,474 number | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 30,181 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 31,131 number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 32,095 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 33,086 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 34,127 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 35,225 number | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 36,334 number | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 36,943 number | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 37,665 number | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 38,430 number | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 39,154 number | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 39,884 number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 40,537 number | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 40,671 number | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 40,096 number | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 38,862 number | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 36,892 number | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 34,235 number | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 32,385 number | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 31,848 number | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 32,575 number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 34,672 number | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 37,135 number | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 39,620 number | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 41,768 number | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 43,710 number | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 45,425 number | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 46,843 number | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 48,487 number | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 50,516 number | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 52,848 number | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 55,512 number | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 58,239 number | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 60,550 number | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 62,319 number | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28,549 number | 27,539 number | 29,835 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 34,522 number | 30,181 number | 38,430 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 37,456 number | 31,848 number | 40,671 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 42,075 number | 32,575 number | 50,516 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 57,894 number | 52,848 number | 62,319 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 144 Lithuania 82,551 number compare
- 145 Guinea-Bissau 81,927 number compare
- 146 North Macedonia 71,675 number compare
- 148 Eswatini 60,016 number compare
- 149 Equatorial Guinea 57,320 number compare
- 150 Slovenia 51,183 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 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, tertiary education, male in Timor-Leste?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Timor-Leste was 62,319 number in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 62,319 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,539 number in 1974.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Timor-Leste ranks 147th out of 203 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. 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, tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.