Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Indonesia
Indonesia: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 72.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Indonesia, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Indonesia is 72.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Indonesia peaked at 72.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 31.8%, in 1970.
That places Indonesia 131st out of 212 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 31.8% | — |
| 1976 | 36.5% | +14.8% |
| 1977 | 36.1% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 36.6% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 32.8% | -10.3% |
| 1988 | 49.3% | +50.4% |
| 1989 | 49.7% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 50.0% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 50.5% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 50.5% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 51.4% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 52.1% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 52.3% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 52.3% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 51.3% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 52.0% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 52.2% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 52.0% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 54.1% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 52.3% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 61.0% | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 59.0% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 57.6% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 60.1% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 61.6% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 62.5% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 63.0% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 63.6% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 62.4% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 62.1% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 62.1% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 66.0% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 68.4% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 67.0% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 69.5% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 69.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 70.6% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 71.2% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 71.8% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 72.4% | +0.8% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 72.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.4%, 91% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 72.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76.1%, 95% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 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% | 32.8% | 49.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.2% | 31.8% | 36.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 43.9% | 32.8% | 49.7% | 3 |
| 1990s | 51.3% | 50.0% | 52.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 56.2% | 52.0% | 61.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.1% | 62.1% | 68.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 70.8% | 69.5% | 72.4% | 6 |
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 percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Indonesia?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Indonesia was 72.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.8% in 1970.
- How does Indonesia rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Indonesia ranks 131st out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release