Population of compulsory school age, male in Indonesia
Indonesia: Population of compulsory school age, male was 22.12 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
22.12 million
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
6th
of 197 countries
All-time high
22.26 million
in 2023
All-time low
20.13 million
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Population of compulsory school age, male in Indonesia, 2002–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 22.12 million for population of compulsory school age, male in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Indonesia peaked at 22.26 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.13 million, in 2002.
Indonesia ranks 6th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, male in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 20.13 million | — |
| 2003 | 20.22 million | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 20.33 million | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 20.41 million | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 20.49 million | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 20.55 million | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 20.57 million | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 20.61 million | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 20.64 million | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 20.66 million | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 20.68 million | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 20.73 million | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 20.80 million | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 20.92 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 21.07 million | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 21.24 million | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 21.45 million | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 21.71 million | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 21.99 million | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 22.17 million | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 22.24 million | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 22.26 million | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 22.20 million | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 22.12 million | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.42 million | 20.13 million | 20.61 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 20.99 million | 20.64 million | 21.71 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.16 million | 21.99 million | 22.26 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More education data for Indonesia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.71 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 417,192 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.34 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.69 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.51 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.58 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in Indonesia?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in Indonesia was 22.12 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.26 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.13 million in 2002.
- How does Indonesia rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- Indonesia ranks 6th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release