India vs Indonesia: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled

India
5.19 million
in 2025
Indonesia
1.51 million
in 2025
India rank
2nd
Indonesia rank
4th

Primary education, teachers, gaps filled over time

  • India
  • Indonesia
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How they compare

India currently reports 5.19 million against 1.51 million in Indonesia, a difference of 3.68 million.

That makes India's figure about 3.4 times Indonesia's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 2nd and Indonesia ranks 4th of 204 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Indonesia Difference Ahead
1970s 1.51 million 581,607 929,988 India
1990s 2.77 million 1.33 million 1.44 million India
2000s 2.89 million 1.35 million 1.54 million India
2010s 4.30 million 1.81 million 2.48 million India
2020s 4.82 million 1.48 million 3.35 million India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, gaps filled, India or Indonesia?
India, at 5.19 million against 1.51 million in Indonesia as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, gaps filled between India and Indonesia?
3.68 million, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Indonesia?
29 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do India and Indonesia rank globally for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
India ranks 2nd and Indonesia ranks 4th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 10,197 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement β€” these are filled holes, not forecasts.