Secondary education, teachers in Indonesia
Indonesia: Secondary education, teachers was 62.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Indonesia, 1972–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2025, secondary education, teachers in Indonesia stood at 62.1%. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Indonesia peaked at 62.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 20.8%, in 1972.
That places Indonesia 85th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 20.8% | — |
| 1973 | 21.4% | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 21.6% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 22.2% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 32.5% | +46.2% |
| 1989 | 32.5% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 33.1% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 35.1% | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 34.9% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 35.8% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 37.2% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 39.5% | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 39.5% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 39.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 40.1% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 39.7% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 40.9% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 39.9% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 43.5% | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 44.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 48.9% | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 47.2% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 47.6% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 48.0% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 53.9% | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 53.5% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 52.1% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 53.1% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 49.2% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 54.7% | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 56.4% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 58.8% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 58.7% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 59.7% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 60.4% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 61.0% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 61.5% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 62.1% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.5% | 20.8% | 22.2% | 4 |
| 1980s | 32.5% | 32.5% | 32.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 36.4% | 33.1% | 39.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 43.1% | 39.5% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.3% | 48.0% | 58.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 60.6% | 58.7% | 62.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More education data for Indonesia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Indonesia?
- Secondary education, teachers in Indonesia was 62.1% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.8% in 1972.
- How does Indonesia rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Indonesia ranks 85th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.