What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Indonesia and United States of America?

2.49 million, with Indonesia ahead.

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

10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

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

Indonesia vs United States of America: Secondary education, pupils

Indonesia

27.84 million

in 2025

United States of America

25.35 million

in 2023

Indonesia rank

3rd

United States of America rank

4th

Secondary education, pupils over time

Indonesia
United States of America

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 27.84 million against 25.35 million in United States of America, a difference of 2.49 million.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2014 it was United States of America ahead.

Indonesia ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 4th of 206 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2010s	23.97 million	24.67 million	703,767	United States of America
2020s	26.75 million	25.29 million	1.46 million	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Indonesia or United States of America?: Indonesia, at 27.84 million against 25.35 million in United States of America as of 2025.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Indonesia and United States of America?: 2.49 million, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and United States of America?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and United States of America rank globally for secondary education, pupils?: Indonesia ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 4th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Secondary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.