School age population, early childhood educational development in Indonesia

Indonesia: School age population, early childhood educational development was 19.60 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
19.60 million number
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
2nd
of 92 countries
All-time high
19.77 million number
in 2018
All-time low
17.09 million number
in 2001
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood educational development in Indonesia, 1998–2019

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M1998200820191998: 17.4M number1999: 17.3M number2000: 17.1M number2001: 17.1M number2002: 17.3M number2003: 17.4M number2004: 17.5M number2005: 17.7M number2006: 17.9M number2007: 18.0M number2008: 18.1M number2009: 18.3M number2010: 18.4M number2011: 18.6M number2012: 18.5M number2013: 18.6M number2014: 18.9M number2015: 19.1M number2016: 19.3M number2017: 19.7M number2018: 19.8M number2019: 19.6M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in Indonesia is 19.60 million number, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Indonesia peaked at 19.77 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 17.09 million number, in 2001.

That places Indonesia 2nd out of 92 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood educational development in Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number) in Indonesia, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 17.43 million number
1999 17.28 million number -0.8%
2000 17.14 million number -0.8%
2001 17.09 million number -0.3%
2002 17.25 million number +0.9%
2003 17.39 million number +0.8%
2004 17.54 million number +0.9%
2005 17.71 million number +1.0%
2006 17.87 million number +0.9%
2007 17.98 million number +0.6%
2008 18.11 million number +0.7%
2009 18.26 million number +0.8%
2010 18.44 million number +1.0%
2011 18.60 million number +0.9%
2012 18.49 million number -0.6%
2013 18.62 million number +0.7%
2014 18.88 million number +1.4%
2015 19.12 million number +1.3%
2016 19.25 million number +0.7%
2017 19.70 million number +2.3%
2018 19.77 million number +0.4%
2019 19.60 million number -0.9%

Indonesia compared with similar countries

  • Indonesia's 19.60 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 277,162 number, 70.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Indonesia's 19.60 million number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 901,645 number, 21.7× the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17.35 million number 17.28 million number 17.43 million number 2
2000s 17.63 million number 17.09 million number 18.26 million number 10
2010s 19.05 million number 18.44 million number 19.77 million number 10

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 1 Nigeria 26.01 million number compare
  2. 3 Pakistan 9.99 million number compare
  3. 4 Mexico 6.63 million number compare
  4. 5 Vietnam 4.75 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Indonesia?
School age population, early childhood educational development in Indonesia was 19.60 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 19.77 million number in 2018.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 17.09 million number in 2001.
How does Indonesia rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Indonesia ranks 2nd out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/