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

East Timor: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 15,247 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
15,247 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
144th
of 202 countries
All-time high
16,381 number
in 2010
All-time low
7,037 number
in 1985
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in East Timor is 15,247 number, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of down 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in East Timor peaked at 16,381 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7,037 number, in 1985.

That places East Timor 144th 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 8,483 number 7,911 number 8,798 number 10
1980s 7,882 number 7,037 number 9,206 number 10
1990s 11,743 number 9,931 number 13,712 number 10
2000s 14,861 number 14,102 number 16,100 number 10
2010s 15,531 number 15,075 number 16,381 number 10
2020s 15,247 number 15,247 number 15,247 number 1

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 141 Moldova 18,534 number compare
  2. 142 Equatorial Guinea 17,051 number compare
  3. 143 Albania 16,452 number compare
  4. 145 Bosnia and Herzegovina 15,169 number compare
  5. 146 Lithuania 14,239 number compare
  6. 147 Eswatini 13,897 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in East Timor?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in East Timor was 15,247 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 East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 16,381 number in 2010.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 7,037 number in 1985.
How does East Timor rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
East Timor ranks 144th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (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

Female 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/