Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 15,751 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
15,751 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
144th
of 205 countries
All-time high
16,320 number
in 2015
All-time low
6,348 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Timor-Leste, 1970–2020

05.0k10.0k15.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Timor-Leste recorded 15,751 number for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Timor-Leste peaked at 16,320 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6,348 number, in 1970.

That places Timor-Leste 144th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Timor-Leste, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number) in Timor-Leste, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 6,348 number
1971 6,606 number +4.1%
1972 6,805 number +3.0%
1973 6,999 number +2.9%
1974 7,219 number +3.1%
1975 7,434 number +3.0%
1976 7,582 number +2.0%
1977 7,663 number +1.1%
1978 7,728 number +0.8%
1979 7,819 number +1.2%
1980 7,936 number +1.5%
1981 8,079 number +1.8%
1982 8,146 number +0.8%
1983 8,215 number +0.8%
1984 8,300 number +1.0%
1985 8,464 number +2.0%
1986 8,499 number +0.4%
1987 8,089 number -4.8%
1988 7,569 number -6.4%
1989 7,165 number -5.3%
1990 6,743 number -5.9%
1991 6,538 number -3.0%
1992 6,894 number +5.4%
1993 7,569 number +9.8%
1994 8,199 number +8.3%
1995 8,865 number +8.1%
1996 9,435 number +6.4%
1997 9,765 number +3.5%
1998 9,952 number +1.9%
1999 10,206 number +2.6%
2000 10,474 number +2.6%
2001 10,838 number +3.5%
2002 11,306 number +4.3%
2003 11,897 number +5.2%
2004 12,480 number +4.9%
2005 13,104 number +5.0%
2006 13,626 number +4.0%
2007 13,815 number +1.4%
2008 13,905 number +0.7%
2009 14,047 number +1.0%
2010 14,338 number +2.1%
2011 14,684 number +2.4%
2012 15,138 number +3.1%
2013 15,549 number +2.7%
2014 15,995 number +2.9%
2015 16,320 number +2.0%
2016 16,274 number -0.3%
2017 16,047 number -1.4%
2018 15,878 number -1.1%
2019 15,751 number -0.8%
2020 15,751 number +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 7,220 number 6,348 number 7,819 number 10
1980s 8,046 number 7,165 number 8,499 number 10
1990s 8,417 number 6,538 number 10,206 number 10
2000s 12,549 number 10,474 number 14,047 number 10
2010s 15,597 number 14,338 number 16,320 number 10
2020s 15,751 number 15,751 number 15,751 number 1

Countries ranked near Timor-Leste

  1. 141 Lesotho 20,969 number compare
  2. 142 Republic of Moldova 19,302 number compare
  3. 143 Albania 17,011 number compare
  4. 145 Eswatini 14,797 number compare
  5. 146 Equatorial Guinea 13,335 number compare
  6. 147 Lithuania 13,178 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Timor-Leste?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Timor-Leste was 15,751 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Timor-Leste?
The highest recorded value was 16,320 number in 2015.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Timor-Leste?
The lowest recorded value was 6,348 number in 1970.
How does Timor-Leste rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Timor-Leste ranks 144th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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 the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.