School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Indonesia
Indonesia: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 13.92 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
13.92 million number
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
6th
of 205 countries
All-time high
14.07 million number
in 2017
All-time low
7.28 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Indonesia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 13.92 million number for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Indonesia peaked at 14.07 million number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.28 million number, in 1970.
Indonesia ranks 6th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.28 million number | — |
| 1971 | 7.67 million number | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 8.03 million number | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 8.38 million number | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 8.68 million number | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 8.95 million number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 9.20 million number | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 9.45 million number | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 9.70 million number | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 9.97 million number | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 10.25 million number | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 10.52 million number | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 10.78 million number | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 11.02 million number | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 11.24 million number | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 11.45 million number | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 11.65 million number | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 11.83 million number | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 12.01 million number | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 12.19 million number | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 12.36 million number | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 12.51 million number | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 12.66 million number | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 12.80 million number | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 12.95 million number | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 13.11 million number | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 13.28 million number | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 13.39 million number | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 13.46 million number | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 13.45 million number | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 13.38 million number | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 13.28 million number | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 13.20 million number | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 13.22 million number | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 13.29 million number | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 13.40 million number | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 13.51 million number | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 13.37 million number | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 13.29 million number | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 13.27 million number | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 13.32 million number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 13.46 million number | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 13.66 million number | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 13.82 million number | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 13.92 million number | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 13.99 million number | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 14.05 million number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 14.07 million number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 14.07 million number | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 14.02 million number | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 13.92 million number | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.73 million number | 7.28 million number | 9.97 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.29 million number | 10.25 million number | 12.19 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.00 million number | 12.36 million number | 13.46 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.32 million number | 13.20 million number | 13.51 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.84 million number | 13.32 million number | 14.07 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.92 million number | 13.92 million number | 13.92 million number | 1 |
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 13.92 million number in 2020, 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 14.07 million number in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.28 million number in 1970.
- How does Indonesia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Indonesia ranks 6th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.