Teachers in primary education, male in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Teachers in primary education, male was 3,372 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in Timor-Leste, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, teachers in primary education, male in Timor-Leste stood at 3,372.
That represents a change of down 27.2% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Timor-Leste peaked at 4,723 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2,094, in 2001.
That places Timor-Leste 117th 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, male in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,094 | — |
| 2002 | 2,731 | +30.4% |
| 2004 | 2,561 | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 4,470 | +74.5% |
| 2010 | 4,589 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 4,650 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 4,723 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 4,636 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 4,551 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 4,630 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 3,372 | -27.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,964 | 2,094 | 4,470 | 4 |
| 2010s | 4,630 | 4,551 | 4,723 | 5 |
| 2020s | 4,001 | 3,372 | 4,630 | 2 |
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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)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (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 primary education, male in Timor-Leste?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Timor-Leste was 3,372 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 4,723 in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,094 in 2001.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Timor-Leste ranks 117th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release