Primary education, pupils in Indonesia
Indonesia: Primary education, pupils was 28.68 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Indonesia, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 28.68 million for primary education, pupils in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Indonesia peaked at 30.78 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 14.87 million, in 1970.
That places Indonesia 4th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.60 million | 14.87 million | 22.02 million | 9 |
| 1980s | 28.83 million | 25.54 million | 30.13 million | 9 |
| 1990s | 29.57 million | 29.24 million | 29.93 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.16 million | 28.51 million | 29.90 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.86 million | 29.12 million | 30.78 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.95 million | 28.62 million | 29.33 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More education data for Indonesia
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 1.51 million (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.12 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Indonesia?
- Primary education, pupils in Indonesia was 28.68 million in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.78 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.87 million in 1970.
- How does Indonesia rank for primary education, pupils?
- Indonesia ranks 4th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.