School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 31,089 number in 2020. β–² 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 age in Timor-Leste, 1970–2020

010.0k20.0k30.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Timor-Leste 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 age in Timor-Leste peaked at 33,215 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14,080 number, in 1985.

That places Timor-Leste 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.

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 Timor-Leste

  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

See the full ranking of 247 places β†’

More reference data data for Timor-Leste

All data for Timor-Leste β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Timor-Leste?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Timor-Leste 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 age recorded in Timor-Leste?
The highest recorded value was 33,215 number in 2010.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Timor-Leste?
The lowest recorded value was 14,080 number in 1985.
How does Timor-Leste rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Timor-Leste ranks 145th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
Over the last ten years it is down 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 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
Last refreshed

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/