Primary education, teachers, per capita in Indonesia
Indonesia: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0053 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Indonesia, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, per capita in Indonesia is 0.0053 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Indonesia peaked at 0.008 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.004 units per person, in 1977.
Indonesia ranks 88th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0044 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0045 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0045 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0044 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0045 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0046 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0046 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.004 units per person | -13.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0042 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0052 units per person | +23.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0055 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0061 units per person | +11.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0065 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0068 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0069 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0071 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0071 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0071 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.007 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0069 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0066 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0066 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0066 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0066 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0065 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0064 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0064 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0063 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.006 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0059 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0062 units per person | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0064 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0064 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0062 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0065 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0067 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0059 units per person | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0062 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0065 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0065 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0066 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0073 units per person | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 0.007 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.008 units per person | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0068 units per person | -14.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0064 units per person | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0065 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0053 units per person | -19.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0054 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0052 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0052 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0052 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0053 units per person | +0.9% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 0.0053 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0052 units per person, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 0.0053 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0055 units per person, 97% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0044 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0065 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0071 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0066 units per person | 0.0063 units per person | 0.007 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0062 units per person | 0.0059 units per person | 0.0067 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0068 units per person | 0.0064 units per person | 0.008 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0053 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0054 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 85 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0053 units per person compare
- 86 Grenada 0.0053 units per person compare
- 87 United States 0.0053 units per person compare
- 89 Qatar 0.0052 units per person compare
- 90 Algeria 0.0052 units per person compare
- 91 East Timor 0.0052 units per person compare
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 primary education, teachers, per capita in Indonesia?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Indonesia was 0.0053 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.008 units per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.004 units per person in 1977.
- How does Indonesia rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Indonesia ranks 88th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.