Female teachers in Indonesia
Indonesia: Female teachers was 72.37 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female teachers in Indonesia, 1970–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 72.37 for female teachers in 2025. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female teachers in Indonesia peaked at 72.37 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 31.8, in 1970.
Indonesia ranks 131st of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Female teachers in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 31.8 | — |
| 1976 | 36.5 | +14.8% |
| 1977 | 36.14 | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 36.55 | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 32.78 | -10.3% |
| 1988 | 49.31 | +50.4% |
| 1989 | 49.7 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 49.96 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 50.54 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 50.48 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 51.43 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 52.06 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 52.25 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 52.26 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 51.35 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 52 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 52.24 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 52.04 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 54.08 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 52.3 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 61.02 | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 59 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 57.58 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 60.06 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 61.55 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 62.47 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 63 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 63.59 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 62.42 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 62.09 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 62.07 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 66 | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 68.43 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 67.02 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 69.46 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 69.65 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 70.56 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 71.18 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 71.78 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 72.37 | +0.8% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 72.37 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.45, 91% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 72.37 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76.08, 95% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female teachers in Indonesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +50.4% | 32.78 | 49.31 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.25 | 31.8 | 36.55 | 4 |
| 1980s | 43.93 | 32.78 | 49.7 | 3 |
| 1990s | 51.29 | 49.96 | 52.26 | 8 |
| 2000s | 56.19 | 52 | 61.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.12 | 62.07 | 68.43 | 9 |
| 2020s | 70.83 | 69.46 | 72.37 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More education data for Indonesia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 90.4 (2018)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.12 (2025)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.73 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.45 million (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 27.84 million (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.68 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female teachers in Indonesia?
- Female teachers in Indonesia was 72.37 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female teachers recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.37 in 2025.
- What is the lowest female teachers recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.8 in 1970.
- How does Indonesia rank for female teachers?
- Indonesia ranks 131st out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female teachers rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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