Teachers in lower secondary education, female in East Timor
East Timor: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 1,396 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in East Timor, 2008–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, female in East Timor is 1,396 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 108.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in East Timor peaked at 1,396 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 319 number, in 2008.
That places East Timor 105th out of 138 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in East Timor, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 319 number | — |
| 2009 | 671 number | +110.3% |
| 2010 | 703 number | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 761 number | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 1,316 number | +73.0% |
| 2018 | 1,373 number | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 1,396 number | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 495 number | 319 number | 671 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,110 number | 703 number | 1,396 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More education data for East Timor
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in East Timor?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in East Timor was 1,396 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1,396 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 319 number in 2008.
- How does East Timor rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- East Timor ranks 105th out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.