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School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Indonesia

Indonesia: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 27.96 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
27.96 million number
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
4th
of 205 countries
All-time high
28.01 million number
in 2019
All-time low
13.50 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Indonesia, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Indonesia stood at 27.96 million number.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Indonesia peaked at 28.01 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.50 million number, in 1970.

Indonesia ranks 4th 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, secondary education, both sexes in Indonesia, year by year

Year number Change
1970 13.50 million number —
1971 14.21 million number +5.2%
1972 14.91 million number +4.9%
1973 15.61 million number +4.7%
1974 16.29 million number +4.4%
1975 16.94 million number +4.0%
1976 17.54 million number +3.6%
1977 18.08 million number +3.0%
1978 18.59 million number +2.8%
1979 19.11 million number +2.8%
1980 19.64 million number +2.8%
1981 20.18 million number +2.7%
1982 20.70 million number +2.6%
1983 21.21 million number +2.5%
1984 21.71 million number +2.3%
1985 22.18 million number +2.2%
1986 22.62 million number +2.0%
1987 23.01 million number +1.7%
1988 23.39 million number +1.7%
1989 23.77 million number +1.6%
1990 24.13 million number +1.5%
1991 24.47 million number +1.4%
1992 24.78 million number +1.3%
1993 25.08 million number +1.2%
1994 25.39 million number +1.2%
1995 25.69 million number +1.2%
1996 26.01 million number +1.2%
1997 26.27 million number +1.0%
1998 26.50 million number +0.9%
1999 26.66 million number +0.6%
2000 26.73 million number +0.3%
2001 26.70 million number -0.1%
2002 26.49 million number -0.8%
2003 26.39 million number -0.4%
2004 26.43 million number +0.2%
2005 26.59 million number +0.6%
2006 26.82 million number +0.9%
2007 26.53 million number -1.1%
2008 26.29 million number -0.9%
2009 26.16 million number -0.5%
2010 26.14 million number -0.1%
2011 26.26 million number +0.5%
2012 26.66 million number +1.5%
2013 27.01 million number +1.3%
2014 27.32 million number +1.1%
2015 27.58 million number +1.0%
2016 27.82 million number +0.9%
2017 27.93 million number +0.4%
2018 28.00 million number +0.2%
2019 28.01 million number +0.0%
2020 27.96 million number -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 16.48 million number 13.50 million number 19.11 million number 10
1980s 21.84 million number 19.64 million number 23.77 million number 10
1990s 25.50 million number 24.13 million number 26.66 million number 10
2000s 26.51 million number 26.16 million number 26.82 million number 10
2010s 27.27 million number 26.14 million number 28.01 million number 10
2020s 27.96 million number 27.96 million number 27.96 million number 1

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 1 India 177.59 million number compare
  2. 2 China 99.10 million number compare
  3. 3 Pakistan 31.99 million number compare
  4. 5 Nigeria 27.80 million number compare
  5. 6 United States 25.05 million number compare
  6. 7 Brazil 24.56 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Indonesia?
School age population, secondary 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, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 28.01 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 13.50 million number in 1970.
How does Indonesia rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
Indonesia ranks 4th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.