Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in East Timor
East Timor: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 2,559 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in East Timor, 2001–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 2,559 number for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 131.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in East Timor peaked at 2,559 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 579 number, in 2003.
That places East Timor 109th out of 134 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in East Timor, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 634 number | — |
| 2002 | 761 number | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 579 number | -23.9% |
| 2008 | 1,106 number | +91.0% |
| 2010 | 2,072 number | +87.3% |
| 2011 | 1,940 number | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 1,716 number | -11.5% |
| 2013 | 1,563 number | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 1,701 number | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 2,087 number | +22.7% |
| 2016 | 2,225 number | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 2,312 number | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 2,545 number | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 2,559 number | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 770 number | 579 number | 1,106 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 2,072 number | 1,563 number | 2,559 number | 10 |
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More education data for East Timor
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in East Timor?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in East Timor was 2,559 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 2,559 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 579 number in 2003.
- How does East Timor rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- East Timor ranks 109th out of 134 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.