Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 624 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Timor-Leste, 2005–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 624 number for teachers in pre-primary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 171.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Timor-Leste peaked at 624 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 230 number, in 2005.
That places Timor-Leste 147th out of 179 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 230 number | — |
| 2015 | 567 number | +146.5% |
| 2016 | 575 number | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 607 number | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 618 number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 624 number | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 230 number | 230 number | 230 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 598.2 number | 567 number | 624 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 144 Malta 778 number compare
- 145 Singapore 776 number
- 146 French Polynesia 640 number
- 147 Sao Tome and Principe 624 number compare
- 149 Chad 586 number compare
- 150 Saint Lucia 576 number compare
More education data for Timor-Leste
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 119.65 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 119.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in Timor-Leste?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Timor-Leste was 624 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 624 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 230 number in 2005.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Timor-Leste ranks 147th out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 171.3%. 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 pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female 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.