India vs Indonesia: Enrolment in primary education, male

India
65.78 million
in 2025
Indonesia
14.90 million
in 2025
India rank
1st
Indonesia rank
4th

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

  • India
  • Indonesia
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M197019972025

How they compare

India currently reports 65.78 million against 14.90 million in Indonesia, a difference of 50.89 million.

That makes India's figure about 4.4 times Indonesia's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 1st and Indonesia ranks 4th of 216 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Indonesia Difference Ahead
1970s 39.51 million 9.79 million 29.72 million India
1980s 50.70 million 15.06 million 35.64 million India
1990s 60.90 million 15.26 million 45.64 million India
2000s 68.20 million 15.05 million 53.15 million India
2010s 67.14 million 15.46 million 51.68 million India
2020s 67.03 million 15.08 million 51.95 million India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, India or Indonesia?
India, at 65.78 million against 14.90 million in Indonesia as of 2025.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between India and Indonesia?
50.89 million, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Indonesia?
50 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do India and Indonesia rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?
India ranks 1st and Indonesia ranks 4th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

India vs Indonesia: Enrolment in primary education, male. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 03 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/enrolment-in-primary-education-male-number-2/india/indonesia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/enrolment-in-primary-education-male-number-2/india/indonesia/">India vs Indonesia: Enrolment in primary education, male</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
437 places, 20,289 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release