Teachers in primary education, female in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Teachers in primary education, female was 3,772 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Timor-Leste, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in Timor-Leste is 3,772, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.4% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Timor-Leste peaked at 3,772 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 897, in 2001.
That places Timor-Leste 155th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 897 | — |
| 2002 | 1,170 | +30.4% |
| 2004 | 1,057 | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 2,861 | +170.7% |
| 2010 | 3,033 | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 3,064 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 3,335 | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 3,263 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 3,198 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 3,269 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 3,772 | +15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,496 | 897 | 2,861 | 4 |
| 2010s | 3,179 | 3,033 | 3,335 | 5 |
| 2020s | 3,520 | 3,269 | 3,772 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
More education data for Timor-Leste
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (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 primary education, female in Timor-Leste?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Timor-Leste was 3,772 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 3,772 in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 897 in 2001.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Timor-Leste ranks 155th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release