Indonesia: Tertiary education, academic staff (% female)

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 3.62 percentage points in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.77 percentage points in 2012. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

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

How it compares

In 2023, Indonesia had the 20th highest value of the 30 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.

Closest to Indonesia in the 2023 ranking

• Portugal — 16th of 30: 47.48%
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 17th of 30: 46.78%
• Türkiye — 18th of 30: 46.17%
• India — 20th of 30: 44.27%
• Ecuador — 21st of 30: 42.24%
• Cyprus — 22nd of 30: 42.22%

What this measures

Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.

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 weighted average.

All 25 values

Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) in nearby economies

• Brunei Darussalam — 49% (2023)
• Cambodia — 24.45% (2024)
• Korea, Rep. — 38.06% (2024)
• Lao PDR — 39.74% (2020)
• Macao SAR, China — 38.26% (2024)
• Malaysia — 49.45% (2024)
• Mongolia — 61.39% (2024)
• New Zealand — 54.29% (2024)
• Philippines — 51.18% (2023)
• Samoa — 40.59% (2024)

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 tertiary education, academic staff (% female)?

44.63% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1983?

It is up 27.47 percentage points from 17.16% in 1983. The highest value was 44.63% in 2023 and the lowest 8.08% in 1993.

How does Indonesia rank?

20th highest of 30 economies with data for 2023.

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.TER.TCHR.FE.ZS, 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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