Indonesia vs United States: Primary education, teachers

Indonesia

1.51 million

in 2025

United States

1.78 million

in 2023

Indonesia rank

4th

United States rank

3rd

Primary education, teachers over time

United States currently reports 1.78 million against 1.51 million in Indonesia, a difference of 270,070.

That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1984 it was United States ahead.

Globally, Indonesia ranks 4th and United States ranks 3rd of 204 countries.

Indicator: Primary education, teachers
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 249 places, 9,469 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Primary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at primary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.