Population of compulsory school age, female in Indonesia
Indonesia: Population of compulsory school age, female was 21.00 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in Indonesia, 2002–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 21.00 million for population of compulsory school age, female in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Indonesia peaked at 21.14 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.11 million, in 2002.
That places Indonesia 6th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 19.11 million | — |
| 2003 | 19.18 million | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 19.28 million | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 19.37 million | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 19.44 million | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 19.50 million | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 19.52 million | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 19.57 million | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 19.59 million | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 19.61 million | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 19.63 million | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 19.68 million | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 19.74 million | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 19.85 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 19.99 million | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 20.16 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 20.36 million | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 20.61 million | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 20.87 million | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 21.05 million | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 21.12 million | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 21.14 million | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 21.08 million | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 21.00 million | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.37 million | 19.11 million | 19.57 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 19.92 million | 19.59 million | 20.61 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.04 million | 20.87 million | 21.14 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More education data for Indonesia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in Indonesia?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in Indonesia was 21.00 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.14 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.11 million in 2002.
- How does Indonesia rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- Indonesia ranks 6th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release