Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre was 0.2537 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Timor-Leste, 2001–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 0.2537 units per square kilometre for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 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 (number), per square kilometre in Timor-Leste peaked at 0.2537 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0603 units per square kilometre, in 2001.
That places Timor-Leste 109th out of 200 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 (number), per square kilometre in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0603 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0.0787 units per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0711 units per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1924 units per square kilometre | +170.7% |
| 2010 | 0.204 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2061 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2243 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2194 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2151 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2198 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2537 units per square kilometre | +15.4% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 0.2537 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1923 units per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 0.2537 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5499 units per square kilometre, 46% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1006 units per square kilometre | 0.0603 units per square kilometre | 0.1924 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.2138 units per square kilometre | 0.204 units per square kilometre | 0.2243 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.2367 units per square kilometre | 0.2198 units per square kilometre | 0.2537 units per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 106 North Macedonia 0.2633 units per square kilometre compare
- 107 Morocco 0.2546 units per square kilometre compare
- 108 Uzbekistan 0.2541 units per square kilometre compare
- 110 Ecuador 0.2527 units per square kilometre compare
- 111 Armenia 0.2491 units per square kilometre compare
- 112 Lesotho 0.245 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Timor-Leste
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1645 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Timor-Leste?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Timor-Leste was 0.2537 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2537 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0603 units per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
- Timor-Leste ranks 109th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.