Which has higher primary education, teachers, Indonesia or United States?

United States, at 1.78 million against 1.51 million in Indonesia as of 2023.

What is the difference in primary education, teachers between Indonesia and United States?

270,070, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and United States?

17 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, teachers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Indonesia vs United States: Primary education, teachers

Indonesia

1.51 million

in 2025

United States

1.78 million

in 2023

Indonesia rank

4th

United States rank

3rd

Primary education, teachers over time

Indonesia
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 1.78 million against 1.51 million in Indonesia, a difference of 270,070.

That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1984 it was United States ahead.

Indonesia ranks 4th and United States ranks 3rd of 204 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 1 and United States in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	United States	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.12 million	1.42 million	294,823	United States
1990s	1.31 million	1.48 million	174,906	United States
2010s	1.85 million	1.73 million	114,170	Indonesia
2020s	1.47 million	1.75 million	286,872	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, Indonesia or United States?: United States, at 1.78 million against 1.51 million in Indonesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers between Indonesia and United States?: 270,070, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and United States?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and United States rank globally for primary education, teachers?: Indonesia ranks 4th and United States ranks 3rd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, teachers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Primary education, teachers
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 249 places, 9,469 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Primary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at primary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.