Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) in Indonesia
Indonesia: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) was 1.51 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, both sexes in Indonesia, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 1.51 million for teachers in primary education, both sexes in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes 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 53 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) 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% |
| 1981 | 787,400 | +32.9% |
| 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% |
| 2016 | 2.11 million | +16.9% |
| 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% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 1.51 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24,978, 60.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 1.51 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7,144, 211.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) in Indonesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +32.9% | 592,439 | 787,400 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 565,672 | 514,007 | 618,818 | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.08 million | 787,400 | 1.28 million | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.30 million | 1.26 million | 1.34 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.43 million | 1.29 million | 1.58 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.77 million | 1.60 million | 2.11 million | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.48 million | 1.45 million | 1.51 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More education data for Indonesia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1004 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes in Indonesia?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes in Indonesia was 1.51 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.11 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 514,007 in 1970.
- How does Indonesia rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- Indonesia ranks 4th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. 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 primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release