Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 792 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Timor-Leste, 2008–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, female in Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste peaked at 792 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 270 number, in 2008.
That places Timor-Leste 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 in Timor-Leste, 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% |
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 |
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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 792 number in 2019, 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 792 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 270 number in 2008.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Timor-Leste ranks 107th out of 131 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 193.3%. 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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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.