Teachers in secondary education, female in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Teachers in secondary education, female was 2,294 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, female in Timor-Leste, 2004–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 2,294 for teachers in secondary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 80.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, female in Timor-Leste peaked at 2,294 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 539, in 2004.
That places Timor-Leste 152nd out of 210 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Teachers in secondary education, female in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 539 | — |
| 2005 | 599 | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 589 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 1,271 | +115.8% |
| 2011 | 1,307 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 2,029 | +55.3% |
| 2018 | 2,159 | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 2,188 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 2,294 | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 575.67 | 539 | 599 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1,791 | 1,271 | 2,188 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2,294 | 2,294 | 2,294 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 149 Réunion 2,834
- 150 Gabon 2,545 compare
- 151 Chad 2,404 compare
- 153 Central African Republic 2,040 compare
- 154 Martinique 2,035
- 155 Maldives 1,927 compare
More education data for Timor-Leste
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, female in Timor-Leste?
- Teachers in secondary education, female in Timor-Leste was 2,294 in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 2,294 in 2020.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 539 in 2004.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for teachers in secondary education, female?
- Timor-Leste ranks 152nd out of 210 countries with data for 2020.
- Is teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.5%. 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 secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release