Population of compulsory school age, male in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: Population of compulsory school age, male was 140,821 number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
140,821 number
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
134th
of 186 countries
All-time high
144,109 number
in 2015
All-time low
74,595 number
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Population of compulsory school age, male in Timor-Leste, 2000–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k2000200920192000: 74.6k number2001: 77.8k number2002: 80.4k number2003: 82.7k number2004: 84.6k number2005: 85.9k number2006: 86.7k number2007: 87.5k number2008: 130.0k number2009: 132.3k number2010: 137.4k number2011: 139.7k number2012: 141.7k number2013: 143.1k number2014: 144.0k number2015: 144.1k number2016: 143.7k number2017: 142.9k number2018: 141.8k number2019: 140.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, male in Timor-Leste stood at 140,821 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Timor-Leste peaked at 144,109 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 74,595 number, in 2000.

Timor-Leste 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 92,242 number 74,595 number 132,318 number 10
2010s 141,915 number 137,444 number 144,109 number 10

Countries ranked near Timor-Leste

  1. 131 Albania 161,960 number compare
  2. 132 North Macedonia 156,949 number compare
  3. 133 Lesotho 151,601 number compare
  4. 135 Jamaica 138,937 number compare
  5. 136 Lithuania 136,913 number compare
  6. 137 Latvia 111,687 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Timor-Leste?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Timor-Leste was 140,821 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Timor-Leste?
The highest recorded value was 144,109 number in 2015.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Timor-Leste?
The lowest recorded value was 74,595 number in 2000.
How does Timor-Leste rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Timor-Leste ranks 134th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (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

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