Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita (education) in East Timor
East Timor: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita (education) was 0.0027 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in East Timor, 2001–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in East Timor is 0.0027 units per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in East Timor peaked at 0.0028 units per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 units per person, in 2001.
East Timor ranks 144th of 200 countries on this measure, 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 (number), per capita (education) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0011 units per person | — |
| 2002 | 0.0013 units per person | +20.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0011 units per person | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0027 units per person | +137.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0028 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0028 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0027 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0026 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0025 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0025 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0027 units per person | +10.5% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.0027 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0027 units per person, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.0027 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0038 units per person, 71% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More education data for East Timor
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.33 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 93.12 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,182 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 140 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,267 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,390 (2020)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 162,113 (2020)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 227,656 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in East Timor?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in East Timor was 0.0027 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0028 units per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 units per person in 2001.
- How does East Timor rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- East Timor ranks 144th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.