School age population, primary education, both sexes in Indonesia
Indonesia: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 27.96 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
27.96 million number
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
4th
of 206 countries
All-time high
28.18 million number
in 2013
All-time low
17.77 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Indonesia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in Indonesia is 27.96 million number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Indonesia peaked at 28.18 million number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 17.77 million number, in 1970.
Indonesia ranks 4th of 206 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, primary education, both sexes in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17.77 million number | — |
| 1971 | 18.29 million number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 18.81 million number | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 19.33 million number | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 19.87 million number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 20.40 million number | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 20.91 million number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 21.43 million number | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 21.94 million number | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 22.41 million number | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 22.84 million number | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 23.22 million number | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 23.61 million number | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 23.98 million number | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 24.34 million number | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 24.68 million number | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 25.00 million number | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 25.30 million number | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 25.61 million number | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 25.90 million number | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 26.18 million number | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 26.42 million number | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 26.67 million number | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 26.85 million number | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 26.92 million number | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 26.90 million number | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 26.78 million number | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 26.60 million number | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 26.44 million number | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 26.31 million number | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 26.21 million number | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 26.14 million number | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 26.32 million number | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 26.52 million number | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 26.75 million number | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 27.00 million number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 27.27 million number | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 27.26 million number | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 27.36 million number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 27.55 million number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 27.80 million number | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 28.08 million number | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 28.17 million number | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 28.18 million number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 28.13 million number | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 28.03 million number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 27.89 million number | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 27.71 million number | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 27.65 million number | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 27.74 million number | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 27.96 million number | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.12 million number | 17.77 million number | 22.41 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.45 million number | 22.84 million number | 25.90 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.61 million number | 26.18 million number | 26.92 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.84 million number | 26.14 million number | 27.55 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.94 million number | 27.65 million number | 28.18 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.96 million number | 27.96 million number | 27.96 million number | 1 |
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 school age population, primary education, both sexes in Indonesia?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Indonesia was 27.96 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.18 million number in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.77 million number in 1970.
- How does Indonesia rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Indonesia ranks 4th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.