Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre was 0.2268 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Timor-Leste, 2001–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Timor-Leste stood at 0.2268 units per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.2% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Timor-Leste peaked at 0.3176 units per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1408 units per square kilometre, in 2001.
That places Timor-Leste 60th 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, male (number), per square kilometre in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.1408 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0.1837 units per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1722 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3006 units per square kilometre | +74.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3086 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3127 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3176 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3117 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3061 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3114 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2268 units per square kilometre | -27.2% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 0.2268 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1055 units per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 0.2268 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1906 units per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1993 units per square kilometre | 0.1408 units per square kilometre | 0.3006 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.3113 units per square kilometre | 0.3061 units per square kilometre | 0.3176 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.2691 units per square kilometre | 0.2268 units per square kilometre | 0.3114 units per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 57 Cayman Islands 0.2375 units per square kilometre compare
- 58 Switzerland 0.2358 units per square kilometre compare
- 59 Kenya 0.2326 units per square kilometre compare
- 61 Malaysia 0.2252 units per square kilometre compare
- 62 Indonesia 0.223 units per square kilometre compare
- 63 Philippines 0.2129 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, male (number), per square kilometre in Timor-Leste?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Timor-Leste was 0.2268 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3176 units per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1408 units per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
- Timor-Leste ranks 60th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (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, male (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, male (number) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male 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, male (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.