Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Indonesia
Indonesia: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 44.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Indonesia, 1983–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 44.6% for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Indonesia peaked at 44.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1993.
That places Indonesia 84th out of 172 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 17.2% | — |
| 1984 | 17.9% | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 18.0% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 8.1% | -55.2% |
| 1999 | 38.3% | +374.0% |
| 2000 | 39.6% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 40.8% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 39.7% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 39.3% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 39.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 40.0% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 40.2% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 40.9% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 40.5% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 40.2% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 40.8% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 41.2% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 39.4% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 38.5% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 39.2% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 42.9% | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 43.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 43.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 43.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 44.6% | +3.2% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 44.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.0%, 91% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 44.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 42.8%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in tertiary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +374.0% | 8.1% | 38.3% |
| 1993 | -55.2% | 18.0% | 8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.7% | 17.2% | 18.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 23.2% | 8.1% | 38.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.1% | 39.3% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.3% | 38.5% | 43.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 44.6% | 44.6% | 44.6% | 1 |
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 tertiary education who are female in Indonesia?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Indonesia was 44.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1993.
- How does Indonesia rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Indonesia ranks 84th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. 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 tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release