School age population, upper secondary education, female in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 46,059 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Timor-Leste, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, female in Timor-Leste is 46,059 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Timor-Leste peaked at 46,059 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15,818 number, in 1970.
Timor-Leste ranks 142nd 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, female in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15,818 number | — |
| 1971 | 16,111 number | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 16,701 number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 17,453 number | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 18,168 number | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 18,772 number | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 19,216 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 19,465 number | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 19,727 number | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 20,046 number | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 20,446 number | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 20,970 number | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 21,364 number | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 21,773 number | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 22,193 number | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 22,640 number | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 23,108 number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 23,315 number | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 23,670 number | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 23,965 number | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 23,871 number | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 23,186 number | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 22,184 number | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 21,045 number | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 20,156 number | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 19,885 number | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 20,514 number | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 21,707 number | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 23,219 number | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 24,729 number | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 26,122 number | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 27,290 number | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 27,901 number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 28,616 number | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 29,591 number | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 30,861 number | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 32,419 number | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 33,886 number | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 35,496 number | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 37,040 number | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 39,101 number | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 39,446 number | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 39,629 number | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 39,912 number | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 40,521 number | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 41,617 number | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 42,868 number | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 44,203 number | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 45,340 number | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 46,059 number | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 46,059 number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18,148 number | 15,818 number | 20,046 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 22,344 number | 20,446 number | 23,965 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 22,050 number | 19,885 number | 24,729 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,922 number | 26,122 number | 37,040 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,870 number | 39,101 number | 46,059 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,059 number | 46,059 number | 46,059 number | 1 |
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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, upper secondary education, female in Timor-Leste?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Timor-Leste was 46,059 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 46,059 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,818 number in 1970.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Timor-Leste ranks 142nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.