Primary education, teachers in Indonesia
Indonesia: Primary education, teachers was 72.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Indonesia, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers in Indonesia is 72.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Indonesia peaked at 72.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 31.8%, in 1970.
Indonesia ranks 123rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.2% | 31.8% | 36.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 43.9% | 32.8% | 49.7% | 3 |
| 1990s | 51.3% | 50.0% | 52.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 56.2% | 52.0% | 61.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.1% | 62.1% | 68.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 70.8% | 69.5% | 72.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More education data for Indonesia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.37 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Indonesia?
- Primary education, teachers in Indonesia was 72.4% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.8% in 1970.
- How does Indonesia rank for primary education, teachers?
- Indonesia ranks 123rd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. 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, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.