Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled (male gaps) in East Timor
East Timor: Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled (male gaps) was 3,372 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in East Timor, 2001–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2023, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in East Timor stood at 3,372.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in East Timor peaked at 4,723 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2,094, in 2001.
East Timor ranks 117th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled (male gaps) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,094 | — |
| 2002 | 2,731 | +30.4% |
| 2003 | 2,646 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 2,561 | -3.2% |
| 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% |
| 2021 | 4,211 | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 3,791 | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 3,372 | -11.1% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 3,372 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23,764, 14% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 3,372 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,237, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled (male gaps) in East Timor changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +74.5% | 2,561 | 4,470 |
| 2002 | +30.4% | 2,094 | 2,731 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,900 | 2,094 | 4,470 | 5 |
| 2010s | 4,630 | 4,551 | 4,723 | 5 |
| 2020s | 4,001 | 3,372 | 4,630 | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More education data for East Timor
- 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, male (number), gaps filled in East Timor?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in East Timor was 3,372 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 4,723 in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,094 in 2001.
- How does East Timor rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
- East Timor ranks 117th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. 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, male (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 869 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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, male (number) with 869 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.