Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in Indonesia
Indonesia: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 1.51 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in Indonesia, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 1.51 million for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in Indonesia peaked at 2.11 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 514,007, in 1970.
Indonesia ranks 4th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 514,007 | — |
| 1971 | 534,800 | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 548,424 | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 556,652 | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 573,061 | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 603,327 | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 618,818 | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 549,519 | -11.2% |
| 1978 | 592,439 | +7.8% |
| 1979 | 657,426 | +11.0% |
| 1980 | 722,413 | +9.9% |
| 1981 | 787,400 | +9.0% |
| 1982 | 855,876 | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 971,893 | +13.6% |
| 1984 | 1.06 million | +8.7% |
| 1985 | 1.13 million | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 1.18 million | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 1.22 million | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 1.25 million | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 1.28 million | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 1.29 million | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 1.28 million | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.26 million | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.28 million | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.30 million | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.31 million | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 1.32 million | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.33 million | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.34 million | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 1.33 million | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.29 million | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 1.29 million | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.38 million | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 1.43 million | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 1.45 million | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.43 million | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.53 million | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 1.58 million | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.43 million | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 1.51 million | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 1.60 million | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 1.62 million | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.66 million | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.87 million | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 1.80 million | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 1.95 million | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 2.11 million | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 1.83 million | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 1.73 million | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 1.77 million | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.45 million | -18.4% |
| 2021 | 1.51 million | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 1.45 million | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 1.46 million | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.49 million | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 1.51 million | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 574,847 | 514,007 | 657,426 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.05 million | 722,413 | 1.28 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.30 million | 1.26 million | 1.34 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.43 million | 1.29 million | 1.58 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.79 million | 1.60 million | 2.11 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.48 million | 1.45 million | 1.51 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More education data for Indonesia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.84 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5715 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.32 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in Indonesia?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in Indonesia was 1.51 million in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.11 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 514,007 in 1970.
- How does Indonesia rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
- Indonesia ranks 4th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) with 786 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) with 786 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.