School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Indonesia
Indonesia: School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) was 10.81 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
10.81 million number
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
3rd
of 203 countries
All-time high
10.81 million number
in 2018
All-time low
4.45 million number
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School age population, tertiary education, female in Indonesia, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Indonesia is 10.81 million number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Indonesia peaked at 10.81 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.45 million number, in 1970.
Indonesia ranks 3rd of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.45 million number | — |
| 1971 | 4.56 million number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 4.70 million number | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 4.88 million number | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 5.09 million number | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 5.33 million number | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 5.60 million number | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 5.88 million number | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 6.18 million number | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 6.47 million number | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 6.75 million number | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 7.00 million number | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 7.23 million number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 7.44 million number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 7.65 million number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 7.87 million number | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 8.09 million number | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 8.31 million number | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 8.52 million number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 8.73 million number | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 8.92 million number | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 9.10 million number | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 9.28 million number | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 9.44 million number | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 9.59 million number | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 9.74 million number | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 9.88 million number | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 10.01 million number | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 10.13 million number | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 10.26 million number | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 10.38 million number | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 10.50 million number | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 10.60 million number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 10.64 million number | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 10.61 million number | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 10.56 million number | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 10.52 million number | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 10.63 million number | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 10.64 million number | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 10.54 million number | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 10.38 million number | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 10.21 million number | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 10.21 million number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10.26 million number | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 10.33 million number | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 10.42 million number | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 10.53 million number | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 10.66 million number | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 10.81 million number | +1.4% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 10.81 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 222,795 number, 48.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 10.81 million number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 117,527 number, 91.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.32 million number | 4.45 million number | 6.47 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.76 million number | 6.75 million number | 8.73 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.63 million number | 8.92 million number | 10.26 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.56 million number | 10.38 million number | 10.64 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.42 million number | 10.21 million number | 10.81 million number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More education data for Indonesia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 90.4 (2018)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.12 (2025)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.73 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.45 million (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 27.84 million (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.68 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Indonesia?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Indonesia was 10.81 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.81 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.45 million number in 1970.
- How does Indonesia rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Indonesia ranks 3rd out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.