Over-age students, primary, female in Indonesia
Indonesia: Over-age students, primary, female was 1.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, female in Indonesia, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary, female in Indonesia is 1.6%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in Indonesia peaked at 12.2% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2018.
That places Indonesia 146th out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, female in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 11.9% | — |
| 1972 | 11.6% | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 12.2% | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 10.7% | -12.0% |
| 1976 | 10.0% | -6.1% |
| 1978 | 9.6% | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 11.7% | +21.4% |
| 1982 | 9.1% | -22.4% |
| 1983 | 8.9% | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 12.1% | +36.8% |
| 1985 | 12.0% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 11.3% | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 9.3% | -17.7% |
| 1989 | 8.9% | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 8.9% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 9.1% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 9.1% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 8.2% | -9.5% |
| 1994 | 9.1% | +10.8% |
| 1995 | 8.6% | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 8.6% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5.6% | -34.7% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | +29.8% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | -55.3% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | +22.5% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -41.0% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -35.6% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.0% | 9.6% | 12.2% | 6 |
| 1980s | 10.5% | 8.9% | 12.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 8.2% | 9.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 3.2% | 7.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.6% | 3.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More education data for Indonesia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1004 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary, female in Indonesia?
- Over-age students, primary, female in Indonesia was 1.6% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 1974.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2018.
- How does Indonesia rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- Indonesia ranks 146th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.