Teachers in primary education, female in Indonesia
Indonesia: Teachers in primary education, female was 1.09 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.09 million
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
4th
of 212 countries
All-time high
1.31 million
in 2016
All-time low
163,454
in 1970
Years of data
40
1970–2025
Teachers in primary education, female in Indonesia, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 1.09 million for teachers in primary education, female in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Indonesia peaked at 1.31 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 163,454, in 1970.
Indonesia ranks 4th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 163,454 | — |
| 1976 | 225,860 | +38.2% |
| 1977 | 198,575 | -12.1% |
| 1978 | 216,566 | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 318,610 | +47.1% |
| 1988 | 617,250 | +93.7% |
| 1989 | 635,625 | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 642,618 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 647,583 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 636,590 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 656,338 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 674,701 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 685,354 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 688,785 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 685,100 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 670,200 | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 673,718 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 720,171 | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 774,161 | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 757,250 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 871,379 | +15.1% |
| 2006 | 899,990 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 911,835 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 856,290 | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 930,648 | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 996,931 | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 1.02 million | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.05 million | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 1.17 million | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 1.12 million | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 1.31 million | +16.9% |
| 2017 | 1.21 million | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 1.18 million | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.19 million | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.00 million | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 1.05 million | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 1.02 million | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 1.04 million | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 1.07 million | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 1.09 million | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 201,114 | 163,454 | 225,860 | 4 |
| 1980s | 523,828 | 318,610 | 635,625 | 3 |
| 1990s | 664,634 | 636,590 | 688,785 | 8 |
| 2000s | 806,564 | 670,200 | 930,648 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 million | 996,931 | 1.31 million | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.05 million | 1.00 million | 1.09 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 1 China (People’s Republic of) 5.02 million compare
- 2 India 3.04 million compare
- 3 United States 1.56 million compare
- 5 Brazil 620,653 compare
- 6 Nigeria 504,448 compare
- 7 Philippines 465,772 compare
More education data for Indonesia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.37 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Indonesia?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Indonesia was 1.09 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 163,454 in 1970.
- How does Indonesia rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Indonesia ranks 4th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release