Teachers in primary education, male in Indonesia

Indonesia: Teachers in primary education, male was 584,215 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
584,215 number
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
3rd
of 196 countries
All-time high
799,229 number
in 2016
All-time low
350,553 number
in 1970
Years of data
34
1970–2019

Teachers in primary education, male in Indonesia, 1970–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1970199420191970: 350.6k number1976: 393.0k number1977: 350.9k number1978: 375.9k number1983: 653.3k number1988: 634.6k number1989: 643.3k number1990: 643.7k number1991: 633.8k number1992: 624.5k number1993: 619.9k number1994: 621.4k number1995: 626.2k number1996: 629.2k number1999: 649.1k number2000: 618.8k number2001: 616.0k number2002: 663.7k number2003: 657.3k number2004: 690.7k number2005: 556.6k number2006: 625.4k number2007: 671.8k number2008: 569.5k number2009: 581.3k number2010: 599.0k number2011: 597.8k number2012: 602.9k number2013: 703.1k number2014: 683.1k number2016: 799.2k number2017: 621.2k number2018: 545.2k number2019: 584.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in primary education, male in Indonesia stood at 584,215 number.

That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Indonesia peaked at 799,229 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 350,553 number, in 1970.

That places Indonesia 3rd out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 367,582 number 350,553 number 392,958 number 4
1980s 643,732 number 634,650 number 653,283 number 3
1990s 630,974 number 619,879 number 649,113 number 8
2000s 625,120 number 556,595 number 690,734 number 10
2010s 637,315 number 545,249 number 799,229 number 9

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 1 India 1.98 million number compare
  2. 2 China 1.97 million number compare
  3. 4 Democratic Republic of Congo 388,366 number compare
  4. 5 Nigeria 297,374 number compare
  5. 6 United States 228,748 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Indonesia?
Teachers in primary education, male in Indonesia was 584,215 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 799,229 number in 2016.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 350,553 number in 1970.
How does Indonesia rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Indonesia ranks 3rd out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/