School age population, one year before than … both sexes than in East Timor

East Timor: School age population, one year before than … both sexes than was 31,089 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
31,089 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
145th
of 202 countries
All-time high
33,215 number
in 2010
All-time low
14,080 number
in 1985
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in East Timor, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in East Timor stood at 31,089 number.

That represents a change of down 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in East Timor peaked at 33,215 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14,080 number, in 1985.

That places East Timor 145th out of 202 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.

School age population, one year before than … both sexes than in East Timor, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in East Timor, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 16,075 number —
1971 16,314 number +1.5%
1972 16,755 number +2.7%
1973 17,154 number +2.4%
1974 17,458 number +1.8%
1975 17,617 number +0.9%
1976 17,615 number -0.0%
1977 17,833 number +1.2%
1978 17,873 number +0.2%
1979 17,708 number -0.9%
1980 17,300 number -2.3%
1981 16,573 number -4.2%
1982 15,891 number -4.1%
1983 15,113 number -4.9%
1984 14,421 number -4.6%
1985 14,080 number -2.4%
1986 14,415 number +2.4%
1987 15,440 number +7.1%
1988 16,952 number +9.8%
1989 18,672 number +10.1%
1990 20,193 number +8.1%
1991 21,015 number +4.1%
1992 21,956 number +4.5%
1993 22,691 number +3.3%
1994 23,282 number +2.6%
1995 23,861 number +2.5%
1996 24,612 number +3.1%
1997 25,725 number +4.5%
1998 26,810 number +4.2%
1999 27,808 number +3.7%
2000 28,632 number +3.0%
2001 29,156 number +1.8%
2002 29,408 number +0.9%
2003 29,529 number +0.4%
2004 29,609 number +0.3%
2005 29,785 number +0.6%
2006 30,240 number +1.5%
2007 30,958 number +2.4%
2008 31,823 number +2.8%
2009 32,657 number +2.6%
2010 33,215 number +1.7%
2011 32,979 number -0.7%
2012 32,450 number -1.6%
2013 31,779 number -2.1%
2014 31,184 number -1.9%
2015 30,920 number -0.8%
2016 30,767 number -0.5%
2017 30,721 number -0.1%
2018 30,815 number +0.3%
2019 31,089 number +0.9%
2020 31,089 number +0.0%

East Timor compared with similar countries

  • East Timor's 31,089 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 245,129 number, 13% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • East Timor's 31,089 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60,392 number, 51% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 17,240 number 16,075 number 17,873 number 10
1980s 15,886 number 14,080 number 18,672 number 10
1990s 23,795 number 20,193 number 27,808 number 10
2000s 30,180 number 28,632 number 32,657 number 10
2010s 31,592 number 30,721 number 33,215 number 10
2020s 31,089 number 31,089 number 31,089 number 1

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 142 Equatorial Guinea 34,589 number compare
  2. 143 Albania 34,344 number compare
  3. 144 Bosnia and Herzegovina 31,183 number compare
  4. 146 Lithuania 29,119 number compare
  5. 147 Eswatini 28,052 number compare
  6. 148 Qatar 27,235 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in East Timor?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in East Timor was 31,089 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 33,215 number in 2010.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 14,080 number in 1985.
How does East Timor rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
East Timor ranks 145th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/