Population of compulsory school age, female in East Timor

East Timor: Population of compulsory school age, female was 136,249 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
136,249 number
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
134th
of 186 countries
All-time high
139,990 number
in 2015
All-time low
72,762 number
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in East Timor, 2000–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k2000200920192000: 72.8k number2001: 75.7k number2002: 78.2k number2003: 80.3k number2004: 82.1k number2005: 83.3k number2006: 84.1k number2007: 84.9k number2008: 126.1k number2009: 128.4k number2010: 133.5k number2011: 135.7k number2012: 137.7k number2013: 139.1k number2014: 139.9k number2015: 140.0k number2016: 139.5k number2017: 138.5k number2018: 137.3k number2019: 136.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in East Timor is 136,249 number, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in East Timor peaked at 139,990 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 72,762 number, in 2000.

East Timor ranks 134th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Population of compulsory school age, female in East Timor, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, female (number) in East Timor, 2000 to 2019.
Year number Change
2000 72,762 number —
2001 75,746 number +4.1%
2002 78,179 number +3.2%
2003 80,340 number +2.8%
2004 82,092 number +2.2%
2005 83,309 number +1.5%
2006 84,061 number +0.9%
2007 84,896 number +1.0%
2008 126,107 number +48.5%
2009 128,412 number +1.8%
2010 133,507 number +4.0%
2011 135,737 number +1.7%
2012 137,672 number +1.4%
2013 139,121 number +1.1%
2014 139,906 number +0.6%
2015 139,990 number +0.1%
2016 139,528 number -0.3%
2017 138,536 number -0.7%
2018 137,305 number -0.9%
2019 136,249 number -0.8%

East Timor compared with similar countries

  • East Timor's 136,249 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.20 million number, 11% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • East Timor's 136,249 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 311,831 number, 44% of the median. (24 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population of compulsory school age, female in East Timor changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2008 +48.5% 84,896 number 126,107 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 89,590 number 72,762 number 128,412 number 10
2010s 137,755 number 133,507 number 139,990 number 10

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 131 Lesotho 152,541 number compare
  2. 132 North Macedonia 147,275 number compare
  3. 133 Albania 140,926 number compare
  4. 135 Jamaica 134,617 number compare
  5. 136 Lithuania 130,302 number compare
  6. 137 Latvia 105,773 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in East Timor?
Population of compulsory school age, female in East Timor was 136,249 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 139,990 number in 2015.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 72,762 number in 2000.
How does East Timor rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
East Timor ranks 134th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.