Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Indonesia
Indonesia: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 127,524 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Indonesia, 1983–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Indonesia is 127,524 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Indonesia peaked at 127,524 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10,887 number, in 1993.
Indonesia ranks 7th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 12,779 number | — |
| 1984 | 13,233 number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 13,634 number | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 10,887 number | -20.1% |
| 1999 | 84,000 number | +671.6% |
| 2000 | 86,200 number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 88,618 number | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 99,863 number | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 91,737 number | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 107,167 number | +16.8% |
| 2005 | 108,760 number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 107,440 number | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 108,566 number | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 115,749 number | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 105,900 number | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 110,561 number | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 98,294 number | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 89,261 number | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 91,484 number | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 101,432 number | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 98,851 number | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 109,493 number | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 120,969 number | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 127,524 number | +5.4% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 127,524 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,006 number, 15.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 127,524 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,820 number, 18.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +671.6% | 10,887 number | 84,000 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13,215 number | 12,779 number | 13,634 number | 3 |
| 1990s | 47,444 number | 10,887 number | 84,000 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 102,000 number | 86,200 number | 115,749 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 105,319 number | 89,261 number | 127,524 number | 9 |
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 tertiary education programmes, female in Indonesia?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Indonesia was 127,524 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 127,524 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,887 number in 1993.
- How does Indonesia rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Indonesia ranks 7th out of 159 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 tertiary education programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.