Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Indonesia
Indonesia: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 2.46 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Indonesia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Indonesia is 2.46 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Indonesia peaked at 2.46 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.63 million number, in 1970.
Indonesia ranks 5th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.63 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.66 million number | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 1.71 million number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 1.75 million number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 1.80 million number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 1.84 million number | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 1.88 million number | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 1.92 million number | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 1.96 million number | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 1.99 million number | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 2.02 million number | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 2.05 million number | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 2.08 million number | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 2.11 million number | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 2.14 million number | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 2.16 million number | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 2.19 million number | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 2.21 million number | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 2.24 million number | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 2.27 million number | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 2.29 million number | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 2.30 million number | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 2.31 million number | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 2.30 million number | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 2.28 million number | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 2.26 million number | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 2.24 million number | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 2.22 million number | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 2.21 million number | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 2.21 million number | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 2.21 million number | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 2.21 million number | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 2.23 million number | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 2.25 million number | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 2.27 million number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 2.29 million number | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 2.32 million number | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.33 million number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 2.35 million number | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 2.37 million number | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 2.40 million number | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 2.43 million number | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 2.42 million number | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.41 million number | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 2.39 million number | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 2.37 million number | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 2.36 million number | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.36 million number | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.38 million number | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 2.42 million number | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 2.46 million number | +1.6% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 2.46 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,052 number, 41.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 2.46 million number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,628 number, 157.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.82 million number | 1.63 million number | 1.99 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.15 million number | 2.02 million number | 2.27 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.26 million number | 2.21 million number | 2.31 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.28 million number | 2.21 million number | 2.37 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.40 million number | 2.36 million number | 2.43 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.46 million number | 2.46 million number | 2.46 million number | 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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Indonesia?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Indonesia was 2.46 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.46 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.63 million number in 1970.
- How does Indonesia rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Indonesia ranks 5th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.