Teachers in secondary education, female (number) in Indonesia
Indonesia: Teachers in secondary education, female (number) was 841,094 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, female in Indonesia, 1972–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, female in Indonesia is 841,094, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, female in Indonesia peaked at 922,485 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 45,079, in 1972.
That places Indonesia 6th out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, female (number) in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 45,079 | — |
| 1973 | 47,153 | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 47,956 | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 52,921 | +10.4% |
| 1988 | 248,436 | +369.4% |
| 1989 | 256,749 | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 288,166 | +12.2% |
| 1992 | 282,717 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 276,943 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 288,355 | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 321,859 | +11.6% |
| 1996 | 362,176 | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 383,200 | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 399,000 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 417,499 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 442,761 | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 456,491 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 458,983 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 557,070 | +21.4% |
| 2006 | 602,550 | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 701,550 | +16.4% |
| 2008 | 723,525 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 737,154 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 786,985 | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 758,348 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 690,219 | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 756,964 | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 775,219 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 823,216 | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 867,032 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 922,485 | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 733,041 | -20.5% |
| 2020 | 755,977 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 787,444 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 791,086 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 811,559 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 827,040 | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 841,094 | +1.7% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 841,094 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24,041, 35.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 841,094 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,512, 239.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in secondary 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 | +369.4% | 52,921 | 248,436 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48,277 | 45,079 | 52,921 | 4 |
| 1980s | 252,592 | 248,436 | 256,749 | 2 |
| 1990s | 314,774 | 276,943 | 383,200 | 7 |
| 2000s | 549,658 | 399,000 | 737,154 | 10 |
| 2010s | 790,390 | 690,219 | 922,485 | 9 |
| 2020s | 802,367 | 755,977 | 841,094 | 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 secondary education, female in Indonesia?
- Teachers in secondary education, female in Indonesia was 841,094 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 922,485 in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,079 in 1972.
- How does Indonesia rank for teachers in secondary education, female?
- Indonesia ranks 6th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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 secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release