Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in East Timor
East Timor: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 675 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in East Timor, 2005–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in East Timor is 675 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 184.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in East Timor peaked at 675 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 237 number, in 2005.
That places East Timor 151st out of 185 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in East Timor, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 237 number | — |
| 2015 | 615 number | +159.5% |
| 2016 | 621 number | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 658 number | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 673 number | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 675 number | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 237 number | 237 number | 237 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 648.4 number | 615 number | 675 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 148 Malta 782.5 number compare
- 149 Singapore 776 number
- 150 Montenegro 729 number compare
- 152 Chad 664 number compare
- 153 Sao Tome and Principe 662 number compare
- 154 French Polynesia 640 number
More education data for East Timor
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- 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)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in East Timor?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in East Timor was 675 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 675 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 237 number in 2005.
- How does East Timor rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- East Timor ranks 151st out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 184.8%. 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. 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.