Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Indonesia
Indonesia: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 56.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Indonesia, 1995–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 56.8% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Indonesia peaked at 56.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 40.9%, in 2002.
Indonesia ranks 94th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 41.2% | — |
| 2001 | 41.6% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 40.9% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 42.3% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 40.9% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 43.2% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 48.4% | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 49.1% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 49.3% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 48.7% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 55.3% | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 54.6% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 53.0% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 54.1% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 48.6% | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 55.1% | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 56.8% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.2% | 41.2% | 41.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 44.5% | 40.9% | 49.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 53.3% | 48.6% | 56.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 91 Jordan 57.0% compare
- 92 El Salvador 57.0% compare
- 93 China 57.0% compare
- 95 Hong Kong, China 56.0% compare
- 96 Switzerland 55.6% compare
- 97 Nicaragua 55.5% compare
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 percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Indonesia?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Indonesia was 56.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.9% in 2002.
- How does Indonesia rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Indonesia ranks 94th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female teachers at the lower secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the lower secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.