Indonesia: Secondary education, teachers, female

Key figures

Over five years it is up 11.26% from 755,977 in 2020 (2.16% a year on average, compounded). Since 1972 it is up 1,766% from 45,079 in 1972 (5.68% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 16 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2025, Indonesia's secondary education, teachers, female rose 1.7% on 2024 (from 827,040 to 841,094).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1974 to 2024), the average change was +4.1% and a typical year strayed about 7.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 21.4% in 2005 and the biggest yearly fall was 20.5% in 2019. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 2% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

See how every economy compares in the full ranking.

Closest to Indonesia in the 2025 ranking

• India — 1st of 9: 3.61 million
• Uzbekistan — 3rd of 9: 289,051
• Poland — 4th of 9: 230,981
• Thailand — 5th of 9: 160,034

What this measures

Secondary education, teachers, female, refers to the total number of female teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 38 values

Secondary education, teachers, female in nearby economies

• Brunei Darussalam — 3,512 (2023)
• China — 4.47 million (2024)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 17,472 (2024)
• Kiribati — 609 (2024)
• Korea, Rep. — 151,467 (2024)
• Lao PDR — 18,434 (2022)
• Macao SAR, China — 1,687 (2024)
• Malaysia — 152,236 (2024)
• Mongolia — 19,568 (2024)
• Myanmar — 132,399 (2018)
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More education data for Indonesia

• Primary school starting age (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 13 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 28.68 million (2025)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 100.37% (2025)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 99.06% (2025)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 101.61% (2025)
• Primary education, teachers — 1.51 million (2025)
• Secondary education, pupils — 27.84 million (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Indonesia's secondary education, teachers, female?

841,094 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1972?

It is up 1,766% from 45,079 in 1972 (5.68% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 922,485 in 2018 and the lowest 45,079 in 1972.

Is the latest change in secondary education, teachers, female unusual for Indonesia?

In 2025, Indonesia's secondary education, teachers, female rose 1.7% on 2024 (from 827,040 to 841,094). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1974 to 2024), the average change was +4.1% and a typical year strayed about 7.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.TCHR.FE, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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