School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Indonesia

Indonesia: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 2.38 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
2.38 million number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
5th
of 202 countries
All-time high
2.38 million number
in 2020
All-time low
1.63 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Indonesia, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Indonesia recorded 2.38 million number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Indonesia peaked at 2.38 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.63 million number, in 1970.

Indonesia ranks 5th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.82 million number 1.63 million number 1.98 million number 10
1980s 2.11 million number 2.01 million number 2.20 million number 10
1990s 2.18 million number 2.14 million number 2.22 million number 10
2000s 2.19 million number 2.13 million number 2.25 million number 10
2010s 2.27 million number 2.24 million number 2.34 million number 10
2020s 2.38 million number 2.38 million number 2.38 million number 1

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 2 China 8.14 million number compare
  2. 3 Nigeria 3.03 million number compare
  3. 4 Pakistan 2.55 million number compare
  4. 6 United States 1.96 million number compare
  5. 7 Ethiopia 1.51 million number compare
  6. 8 Brazil 1.47 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Indonesia?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Indonesia was 2.38 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 2.38 million number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.63 million number in 1970.
How does Indonesia rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Indonesia ranks 5th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/