Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Indonesia
Indonesia: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 1.19 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Indonesia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in Indonesia is 1.19 million number, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Indonesia peaked at 1.31 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 163,454 number, in 1970.
Indonesia ranks 4th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 163,454 number | — |
| 1976 | 225,860 number | +38.2% |
| 1977 | 198,575 number | -12.1% |
| 1978 | 216,566 number | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 318,610 number | +47.1% |
| 1988 | 617,250 number | +93.7% |
| 1989 | 635,625 number | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 642,618 number | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 647,583 number | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 636,590 number | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 656,338 number | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 674,701 number | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 685,354 number | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 688,785 number | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 685,100 number | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 670,200 number | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 673,718 number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 720,171 number | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 774,161 number | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 757,250 number | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 871,379 number | +15.1% |
| 2006 | 899,990 number | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 911,835 number | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 856,290 number | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 930,648 number | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 996,931 number | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 1.02 million number | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.05 million number | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 1.17 million number | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 1.12 million number | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 1.31 million number | +16.9% |
| 2017 | 1.21 million number | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 1.18 million number | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.19 million number | +0.4% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 1.19 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,661 number, 50.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 1.19 million number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,428 number, 77.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +93.7% | 318,610 number | 617,250 number |
| 1983 | +47.1% | 216,566 number | 318,610 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 201,114 number | 163,454 number | 225,860 number | 4 |
| 1980s | 523,828 number | 318,610 number | 635,625 number | 3 |
| 1990s | 664,634 number | 636,590 number | 688,785 number | 8 |
| 2000s | 806,564 number | 670,200 number | 930,648 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 million number | 996,931 number | 1.31 million number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More education data for Indonesia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 90.4 (2018)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.12 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Indonesia?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Indonesia was 1.19 million number in 2019, 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 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 163,454 number in 1970.
- How does Indonesia rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Indonesia ranks 4th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. 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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Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. 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.