Secondary education, teachers in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Secondary education, teachers was 37.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Timor-Leste, 2004–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2020, secondary education, teachers in Timor-Leste stood at 37.1%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Timor-Leste peaked at 37.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2005.
Timor-Leste ranks 161st of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Secondary education, teachers in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 20.4% | — |
| 2005 | 19.0% | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 24.1% | +27.1% |
| 2010 | 28.8% | +19.5% |
| 2011 | 29.4% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 36.9% | +25.5% |
| 2018 | 36.8% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 36.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 37.1% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.1% | 19.0% | 24.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 33.8% | 28.8% | 36.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 37.1% | 37.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 158 Morocco 40.1% compare
- 159 American Samoa 38.7%
- 160 Papua New Guinea 38.1% compare
- 162 Afghanistan 35.5% compare
- 163 Angola 34.4% compare
- 164 Rwanda 34.3% compare
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)
- 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)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Timor-Leste?
- Secondary education, teachers in Timor-Leste was 37.1% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2005.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Timor-Leste ranks 161st out of 198 countries with data for 2020.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.