School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 93,338 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
93,338 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
141st
of 205 countries
All-time high
93,338 number
in 2019
All-time low
32,289 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste stood at 93,338 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste peaked at 93,338 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 32,289 number, in 1970.
Timor-Leste ranks 141st of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 32,289 number | — |
| 1971 | 32,871 number | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 34,065 number | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 35,590 number | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 37,043 number | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 38,273 number | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 39,182 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 39,696 number | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 40,245 number | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 40,920 number | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 41,760 number | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 42,850 number | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 43,662 number | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 44,496 number | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 45,345 number | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 46,249 number | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 47,194 number | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 47,571 number | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 48,270 number | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 48,848 number | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 48,600 number | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 47,088 number | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 44,897 number | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 42,404 number | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 40,447 number | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 39,834 number | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 41,178 number | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 43,731 number | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 46,976 number | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 50,195 number | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 53,114 number | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 55,471 number | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 56,636 number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 57,990 number | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 59,889 number | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 62,421 number | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 65,598 number | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 68,610 number | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 71,928 number | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 75,107 number | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 79,355 number | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 80,081 number | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 80,478 number | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 81,078 number | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 82,314 number | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 84,506 number | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 86,991 number | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 89,638 number | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 91,900 number | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 93,338 number | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 93,338 number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37,017 number | 32,289 number | 40,920 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 45,624 number | 41,760 number | 48,848 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 44,535 number | 39,834 number | 50,195 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 62,676 number | 53,114 number | 75,107 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 84,968 number | 79,355 number | 93,338 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 93,338 number | 93,338 number | 93,338 number | 1 |
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More education data for Timor-Leste
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste was 93,338 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 93,338 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,289 number in 1970.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Timor-Leste ranks 141st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.