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 15,842 number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
15,842 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
145th
of 202 countries
All-time high
16,834 number
in 2010
All-time low
7,043 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

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 Timor-Leste is 15,842 number, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Timor-Leste peaked at 16,834 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7,043 number, in 1985.

Timor-Leste ranks 145th of 202 countries on this measure, 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 8,757 number 8,164 number 9,075 number 10
1980s 8,003 number 7,043 number 9,466 number 10
1990s 12,052 number 10,262 number 14,096 number 10
2000s 15,319 number 14,530 number 16,557 number 10
2010s 16,061 number 15,646 number 16,834 number 10
2020s 15,842 number 15,842 number 15,842 number 1

Countries ranked near Timor-Leste

  1. 142 Albania 17,892 number compare
  2. 143 Equatorial Guinea 17,538 number compare
  3. 144 Bosnia and Herzegovina 16,014 number compare
  4. 146 Lithuania 14,880 number compare
  5. 147 Eswatini 14,155 number compare
  6. 148 Qatar 14,002 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 15,842 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 16,834 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 7,043 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 5.9%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (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, male (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

Male 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/