Which has higher secondary education, teachers, Indonesia or United States of America?

United States of America, at 1.74 million against 1.35 million in Indonesia as of 2023.

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

388,970, with United States of America ahead.

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

15 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

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

Indonesia vs United States of America: Secondary education, teachers

Indonesia

1.35 million

in 2025

United States of America

1.74 million

in 2023

Indonesia rank

5th

United States of America rank

4th

Secondary education, teachers over time

Indonesia
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 1.74 million against 1.35 million in Indonesia, a difference of 388,970.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.3 times Indonesia's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Indonesia ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 4th of 201 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1970s	216,732	1.00 million	786,268	United States of America
1990s	869,051	1.38 million	508,893	United States of America
2010s	1.52 million	1.69 million	168,634	United States of America
2020s	1.31 million	1.73 million	423,155	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, teachers, Indonesia or United States of America?: United States of America, at 1.74 million against 1.35 million in Indonesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in secondary education, teachers between Indonesia and United States of America?: 388,970, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and United States of America?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and United States of America rank globally for secondary education, teachers?: Indonesia ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 4th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, teachers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Secondary education, teachers
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 246 places, 7,677 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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