School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Indonesia
Indonesia: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 14.54 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
14.54 million
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
5th
of 220 countries
All-time high
14.54 million
in 2025
All-time low
7.31 million
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Indonesia, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Indonesia stood at 14.54 million. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Indonesia peaked at 14.54 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.31 million, in 1970.
Indonesia ranks 5th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.31 million | — |
| 1971 | 7.63 million | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 7.96 million | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 8.28 million | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 8.61 million | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 8.92 million | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 9.22 million | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 9.50 million | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 9.77 million | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 10.06 million | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 10.35 million | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 10.63 million | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 10.88 million | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 11.10 million | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 11.31 million | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 11.50 million | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 11.66 million | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 11.84 million | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 11.98 million | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 12.13 million | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 12.27 million | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 12.44 million | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 12.63 million | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 12.82 million | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 13.01 million | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 13.14 million | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 13.26 million | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 13.37 million | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 13.44 million | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 13.35 million | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 13.16 million | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 12.99 million | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 12.97 million | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 13.04 million | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 13.04 million | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13.04 million | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 13.01 million | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 13.07 million | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 13.12 million | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 13.24 million | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 13.39 million | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 13.53 million | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 13.58 million | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 13.51 million | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 13.37 million | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 13.27 million | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 13.26 million | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 13.30 million | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 13.38 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 13.57 million | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 13.80 million | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 14.06 million | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 14.16 million | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 14.24 million | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 14.30 million | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 14.54 million | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.72 million | 7.31 million | 10.06 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.34 million | 10.35 million | 12.13 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.97 million | 12.27 million | 13.44 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.07 million | 12.97 million | 13.24 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.42 million | 13.26 million | 13.58 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.18 million | 13.80 million | 14.54 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 school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Indonesia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Indonesia was 14.54 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.54 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.31 million in 1970.
- How does Indonesia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Indonesia ranks 5th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release