School age population, upper secondary education, male in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 46,840 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
46,840
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
143rd
of 220 countries
All-time high
49,015
in 2022
All-time low
15,996
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Timor-Leste, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 46,840 for school age population, upper secondary education, male in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Timor-Leste peaked at 49,015 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15,996, in 1970.
Timor-Leste ranks 143rd of 220 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.
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15,996 | — |
| 1971 | 16,395 | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 16,822 | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 17,279 | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 17,756 | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 18,192 | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 18,752 | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 19,306 | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 19,848 | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 20,338 | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 20,742 | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 21,092 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 21,785 | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 22,391 | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 22,870 | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 23,206 | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 23,398 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 23,452 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 23,407 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 23,330 | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 23,409 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 23,642 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 23,893 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 24,269 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 24,840 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 25,664 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 26,736 | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 28,034 | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 29,472 | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 30,968 | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 23,833 | -23.0% |
| 2001 | 26,261 | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 29,036 | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 31,384 | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 31,956 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 32,077 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 32,214 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 32,546 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 33,568 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 35,060 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 36,497 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 37,419 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 38,339 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 39,762 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 41,631 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 43,437 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 44,645 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 45,412 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 46,259 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 47,296 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 48,282 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 48,926 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 49,015 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 48,550 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 47,732 | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 46,840 | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18,068 | 15,996 | 20,338 | 10 |
| 1980s | 22,567 | 20,742 | 23,452 | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,093 | 23,409 | 30,968 | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,794 | 23,833 | 35,060 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42,070 | 36,497 | 47,296 | 10 |
| 2020s | 48,224 | 46,840 | 49,015 | 6 |
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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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in Timor-Leste?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Timor-Leste was 46,840 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 49,015 in 2022.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,996 in 1970.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Timor-Leste ranks 143rd out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release