Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 6,182 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
6,182
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
152nd
of 214 countries
All-time high
6,182
in 2020
All-time low
1,589
in 2001
Years of data
15
2001–2020

Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in Timor-Leste, 2001–2020

2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k6.0k2001201020202001: 1.6k2002: 1.8k2003: 1.7k2004: 2.6k2005: 3.2k2006: 2.9k2007: 2.7k2008: 2.4k2009: 3.4k2010: 4.4k2011: 4.4k2017: 5.5k2018: 5.9k2019: 5.9k2020: 6.2k

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

Timor-Leste recorded 6,182 for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in Timor-Leste peaked at 6,182 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,589, in 2001.

Timor-Leste ranks 152nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in Timor-Leste, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in Timor-Leste, 2001 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2001 1,589
2002 1,787 +12.5%
2003 1,700 -4.9%
2004 2,644 +55.5%
2005 3,160 +19.5%
2006 2,921 -7.6%
2007 2,683 -8.2%
2008 2,444 -8.9%
2009 3,430 +40.3%
2010 4,415 +28.7%
2011 4,441 +0.6%
2017 5,492 +23.7%
2018 5,870 +6.9%
2019 5,941 +1.2%
2020 6,182 +4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,484 1,589 3,430 9
2010s 5,232 4,415 5,941 5
2020s 6,182 6,182 6,182 1

Countries ranked near Timor-Leste

  1. 149 Bhutan 6,995 compare
  2. 150 Luxembourg 6,748 compare
  3. 151 Guyana 6,700 compare
  4. 153 Réunion 6,179
  5. 154 Lesotho 5,672 compare
  6. 155 Haiti 5,619

See the full ranking of 435 places →

More education data for Timor-Leste

All data for Timor-Leste →

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in Timor-Leste?
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in Timor-Leste was 6,182 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in Timor-Leste?
The highest recorded value was 6,182 in 2020.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in Timor-Leste?
The lowest recorded value was 1,589 in 2001.
How does Timor-Leste rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Timor-Leste ranks 152nd out of 214 countries with data for 2020.
Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. 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 secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in Timor-Leste. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/teachers-in-secondary-education-both-sexes-number-gaps-filled/timor-leste/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/teachers-in-secondary-education-both-sexes-number-gaps-filled/timor-leste/">Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in Timor-Leste</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) with 768 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

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

Indicator
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
435 places, 17,549 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) with 768 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.