Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) in East Timor
East Timor: Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) was 792 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in East Timor, 2008–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, female in East Timor is 792 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 193.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in East Timor peaked at 792 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 270 number, in 2008.
That places East Timor 107th out of 131 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 270 number | — |
| 2010 | 568 number | +110.4% |
| 2011 | 546 number | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 458 number | -16.1% |
| 2013 | 402 number | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 495 number | +23.1% |
| 2015 | 618 number | +24.8% |
| 2016 | 690 number | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 713 number | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 786 number | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 792 number | +0.8% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 792 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12,541 number, 6% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 792 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,382 number, 8% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 270 number | 270 number | 270 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 606.8 number | 402 number | 792 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More education data for East Timor
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.33 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 93.12 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in East Timor?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in East Timor was 792 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 792 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 270 number in 2008.
- How does East Timor rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- East Timor ranks 107th out of 131 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 193.3%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.