Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 858 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Timor-Leste, 2008–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2020, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Timor-Leste stood at 858. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and up 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Timor-Leste peaked at 858 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 270, in 2008.
That places Timor-Leste 119th out of 152 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 270 | — |
| 2010 | 568 | +110.4% |
| 2011 | 546 | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 458 | -16.1% |
| 2013 | 402 | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 495 | +23.1% |
| 2015 | 618 | +24.8% |
| 2016 | 690 | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 713 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 786 | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 792 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 858 | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 270 | 270 | 270 | 1 |
| 2010s | 606.8 | 402 | 792 | 10 |
| 2020s | 858 | 858 | 858 | 1 |
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More education data for Timor-Leste
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,144 (2023)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 119.65 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 119.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in Timor-Leste?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Timor-Leste was 858 in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 858 in 2020.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 270 in 2008.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Timor-Leste ranks 119th out of 152 countries with data for 2020.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.1%. 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 upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release