School age population, one year before than official … female than in East Timor

East Timor: School age population, one year before than official … female than 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 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 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 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.

School age population, one year before than official … female than in East Timor, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in East Timor, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 7,911 number —
1971 8,026 number +1.5%
1972 8,242 number +2.7%
1973 8,437 number +2.4%
1974 8,587 number +1.8%
1975 8,666 number +0.9%
1976 8,664 number -0.0%
1977 8,774 number +1.3%
1978 8,798 number +0.3%
1979 8,724 number -0.8%
1980 8,534 number -2.2%
1981 8,194 number -4.0%
1982 7,877 number -3.9%
1983 7,515 number -4.6%
1984 7,195 number -4.3%
1985 7,037 number -2.2%
1986 7,194 number +2.2%
1987 7,679 number +6.7%
1988 8,393 number +9.3%
1989 9,206 number +9.7%
1990 9,931 number +7.9%
1991 10,336 number +4.1%
1992 10,808 number +4.6%
1993 11,190 number +3.5%
1994 11,506 number +2.8%
1995 11,810 number +2.6%
1996 12,177 number +3.1%
1997 12,720 number +4.5%
1998 13,240 number +4.1%
1999 13,712 number +3.6%
2000 14,102 number +2.8%
2001 14,355 number +1.8%
2002 14,473 number +0.8%
2003 14,531 number +0.4%
2004 14,571 number +0.3%
2005 14,660 number +0.6%
2006 14,887 number +1.5%
2007 15,247 number +2.4%
2008 15,681 number +2.8%
2009 16,100 number +2.7%
2010 16,381 number +1.7%
2011 16,254 number -0.8%
2012 15,980 number -1.7%
2013 15,634 number -2.2%
2014 15,328 number -2.0%
2015 15,191 number -0.9%
2016 15,106 number -0.6%
2017 15,075 number -0.2%
2018 15,116 number +0.3%
2019 15,247 number +0.9%
2020 15,247 number +0.0%

East Timor compared with similar countries

  • East Timor's 15,247 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 119,305 number, 13% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • East Timor's 15,247 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28,862 number, 53% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

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

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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 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 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 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?
East Timor ranks 144th 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 6.9%. 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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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
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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/