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

Latest (2020)
47,279 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
141st
of 205 countries
All-time high
47,279 number
in 2019
All-time low
16,471 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, upper secondary education, male in Timor-Leste, 1970–2020

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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

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Timor-Leste, 1970 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Timor-Leste

  1. 138 North Macedonia 50,373 number compare
  2. 139 Jamaica 48,615 number compare
  3. 140 Namibia 47,761 number compare
  4. 142 Botswana 46,178 number compare
  5. 143 Lesotho 43,752 number compare
  6. 144 Republic of Moldova 37,888 number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.