Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 3,382 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste, 2001–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 3,382 number for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste peaked at 3,382 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 955 number, in 2001.
Timor-Leste ranks 111th of 141 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 955 number | — |
| 2002 | 1,026 number | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 1,121 number | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 1,338 number | +19.4% |
| 2009 | 2,297 number | +71.7% |
| 2010 | 2,343 number | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 2,501 number | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 3,180 number | +27.2% |
| 2018 | 3,325 number | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 3,382 number | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,347 number | 955 number | 2,297 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,946 number | 2,343 number | 3,382 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
More education data for Timor-Leste
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3,772 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 11.04 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26,657 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1329 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 78,170 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,372 (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Timor-Leste was 3,382 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 3,382 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 955 number in 2001.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Timor-Leste ranks 111th out of 141 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.2%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.