Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Indonesia
Indonesia: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 889,803 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Indonesia, 1991–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Indonesia stood at 889,803 number.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Indonesia peaked at 970,050 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 484,729 number, in 1991.
That places Indonesia 3rd out of 141 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 484,729 number | — |
| 1995 | 492,411 number | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 566,620 number | +15.1% |
| 1999 | 572,848 number | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 605,458 number | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 628,252 number | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 679,890 number | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 662,843 number | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 682,800 number | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 751,093 number | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 798,006 number | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 841,979 number | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 876,936 number | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 876,119 number | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 915,165 number | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 837,017 number | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 758,118 number | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 871,271 number | +14.9% |
| 2014 | 862,367 number | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 970,050 number | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 884,779 number | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 889,803 number | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 529,152 number | 484,729 number | 572,848 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 740,338 number | 605,458 number | 876,936 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 873,571 number | 758,118 number | 970,050 number | 8 |
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More education data for Indonesia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.51 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9123 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.19 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.85 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.71 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 417,192 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.34 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.69 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Indonesia?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Indonesia was 889,803 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 970,050 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 484,729 number in 1991.
- How does Indonesia rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Indonesia ranks 3rd out of 141 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.