Teachers in primary education, female in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Teachers in primary education, female was 3,198 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Timor-Leste, 2001–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in primary education, female in Timor-Leste stood at 3,198 number.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Timor-Leste peaked at 3,335 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 897 number, in 2001.
That places Timor-Leste 153rd out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Teachers in primary education, female in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 897 number | — |
| 2002 | 1,170 number | +30.4% |
| 2004 | 1,057 number | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 2,861 number | +170.7% |
| 2010 | 3,033 number | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 3,064 number | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 3,335 number | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 3,263 number | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 3,198 number | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,496 number | 897 number | 2,861 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 3,179 number | 3,033 number | 3,335 number | 5 |
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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)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (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 3,198 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 3,335 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 897 number in 2001.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Timor-Leste ranks 153rd out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. 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.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private 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.