School age population, primary education, female in Indonesia

Indonesia: School age population, primary education, female was 13.62 million number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
13.62 million number
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
4th
of 206 countries
All-time high
13.68 million number
in 2012
All-time low
8.76 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, primary education, female in Indonesia, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Indonesia recorded 13.62 million number for school age population, primary education, female in 2020.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Indonesia peaked at 13.68 million number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.76 million number, in 1970.

That places Indonesia 4th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 9.93 million number 8.76 million number 11.07 million number 10
1980s 12.07 million number 11.29 million number 12.73 million number 10
1990s 13.08 million number 12.85 million number 13.24 million number 10
2000s 13.17 million number 12.86 million number 13.45 million number 10
2010s 13.58 million number 13.44 million number 13.68 million number 10
2020s 13.62 million number 13.62 million number 13.62 million number 1

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 1 India 57.92 million number compare
  2. 2 China 47.71 million number compare
  3. 3 Nigeria 16.44 million number compare
  4. 5 Pakistan 12.09 million number compare
  5. 6 United States of America 12.06 million number compare
  6. 7 Ethiopia 8.45 million number compare

See the full ranking of 251 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, primary education, female in Indonesia?
School age population, primary education, female in Indonesia was 13.62 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 13.68 million number in 2012.
What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 8.76 million number in 1970.
How does Indonesia rank for school age population, primary education, female?
Indonesia ranks 4th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.