Womens educational attainment vs fertility in East Timor
East Timor: Womens educational attainment vs fertility was 2.71 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Womens educational attainment vs fertility in East Timor, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 2.71 for womens educational attainment vs fertility in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens educational attainment vs fertility in East Timor peaked at 6.61 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 2.71, in 2023.
East Timor ranks 71st of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.49 | 6.36 | 6.61 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.04 | 5.72 | 6.32 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.3 | 5.08 | 5.66 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.6 | 5.22 | 5.76 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.91 | 5.81 | 5.97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.59 | 4.99 | 5.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.92 | 3.12 | 4.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.85 | 2.71 | 3.01 | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More education data for East Timor
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 119.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 7,144 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.63 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 120.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is womens educational attainment vs fertility in East Timor?
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility in East Timor was 2.71 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens educational attainment vs fertility recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 6.61 in 1950.
- What is the lowest womens educational attainment vs fertility recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.71 in 2023.
- How does East Timor rank for womens educational attainment vs fertility?
- East Timor ranks 71st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens educational attainment vs fertility rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Womens educational attainment vs fertility. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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