School age population, upper secondary education, male in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 47,279 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Timor-Leste, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 47,279 number for school age population, upper secondary education, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Timor-Leste peaked at 47,279 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16,471 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, male in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16,471 number | — |
| 1971 | 16,760 number | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 17,364 number | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 18,137 number | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 18,875 number | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 19,501 number | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 19,966 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 20,231 number | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 20,518 number | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 20,874 number | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 21,314 number | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 21,880 number | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 22,298 number | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 22,723 number | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 23,152 number | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 23,609 number | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 24,086 number | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 24,256 number | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 24,600 number | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 24,883 number | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 24,729 number | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 23,902 number | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 22,713 number | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 21,359 number | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 20,291 number | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 19,949 number | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 20,664 number | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 22,024 number | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 23,757 number | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 25,466 number | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 26,992 number | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 28,181 number | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 28,735 number | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 29,374 number | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 30,298 number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 31,560 number | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 33,179 number | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 34,724 number | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 36,432 number | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 38,067 number | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 40,254 number | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 40,635 number | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 40,849 number | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 41,166 number | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 41,793 number | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 42,889 number | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 44,123 number | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 45,435 number | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 46,560 number | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 47,279 number | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 47,279 number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18,870 number | 16,471 number | 20,874 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 23,280 number | 21,314 number | 24,883 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 22,485 number | 19,949 number | 25,466 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,754 number | 26,992 number | 38,067 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 43,098 number | 40,254 number | 47,279 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 47,279 number | 47,279 number | 47,279 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)
- 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)
- 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, male in Timor-Leste?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Timor-Leste was 47,279 number in 2020, 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 47,279 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,471 number in 1970.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Timor-Leste ranks 141st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.