Indonesia's secondary education, vocational pupils (% female) was 42.87% in 2018, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 1.58 percentage points from 41.28% in 2008.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 42.87% | 2018 |
| Five years earlier | 37.55% | 2013 |
| Ten years earlier | 41.28% | 2008 |
| Highest | 43.66% | 1990 |
| Lowest | 25.91% | 1970 |
| Average since 2009 | 41.45% | 2009–2018 |
| First recorded | 25.91% | 1970 |
What the numbers say
In 2018, Indonesia's secondary education, vocational pupils (% female) rose 0 percentage points on 2017 (from 42.86% to 42.87%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1978 to 2017), the average change was +0.21 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.62 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 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 3.53 percentage points in 1971 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.74 percentage points in 1991. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2009 to 2018 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 12% 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
In 2018, Indonesia had the 24th highest value of the 61 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 42.87% | 2018 |
| World | 42.48% | 2018 |
| East Asia & Pacific | 42.62% | 2018 |
| Upper middle income | 44.54% | 2018 |
Closest to Indonesia in the 2018 ranking
- Montenegro — 20th of 61: 44.55%
- Malaysia — 21st of 61: 44.02%
- Ecuador — 22nd of 61: 43.95%
- China — 24th of 61: 42.76%
- Timor-Leste — 25th of 61: 41.96%
- Georgia — 26th of 61: 41.76%
What this measures
Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
Limitations: The percentage of female enrollment is limited in assessing gender parity, because it's affected by the gender composition of population. Ratio of female to male in enrollment rate provides a population adjusted measure of gender parity.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 42 values
| Year | Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female) |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 42.87 |
| 2017 | 42.86 |
| 2016 | 42.74 |
| 2015 | 42.76 |
| 2014 | 39.25 |
| 2013 | 37.55 |
| 2012 | 41.87 |
| 2011 | 41.98 |
| 2010 | 41.52 |
| 2009 | 41.07 |
| 2008 |
Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female) in nearby economies
- Brunei Darussalam — 47.4% (2018)
- China — 42.76% (2018)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 15.61% (2018)
- Korea, Rep. — 41.35% (2017)
- Lao PDR — 44.91% (2018)
- Macao SAR, China — 34.51% (2018)
- Malaysia — 44.02% (2018)
- Mongolia — 38.38% (2018)
- Myanmar — 17.84% (2018)
- New Zealand
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)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Indonesia's secondary education, vocational pupils (% female)?
- 42.87% in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is up 16.96 percentage points from 25.91% in 1970. The highest value was 43.66% in 1990 and the lowest 25.91% in 1970.
- How does Indonesia rank?
- 24th highest of 61 economies with data for 2018.
- Is the latest change in secondary education, vocational pupils (% female) unusual for Indonesia?
- In 2018, Indonesia's secondary education, vocational pupils (% female) rose 0 percentage points on 2017 (from 42.86% to 42.87%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1978 to 2017), the average change was +0.21 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.62 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.VO.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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