Number of Lecturers in Indonesia, from Aceh to Papua

According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), by the end of 2021, there were approximately 265,500 lecturers or higher education educators in Indonesia.

Of this number, around 82,600 lecturers were in public universities and 182,800 in private universities.

The data presented here includes the number of lecturers in universities, institutes, colleges, academies, and polytechnics under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Kemdikbudristek).

For lecturers under Kemdikbudristek, the largest concentration was in East Java, with approximately 34,500 people at the end of 2021. The comparison of proportions between public and private university lecturers can be seen in the graph above.

Here is a list of the 10 provinces with the highest number of lecturers in 2021 (public and private universities combined):

1. East Java: 34,562 people
2. West Java: 34,320 people
3. DKI Jakarta: 28,219 people
4. Central Java: 21,483 people
5. North Sumatra: 15,490 people
6. South Sulawesi: 13,982 people
7. Yogyakarta Special Region: 13,200 people
8. Banten: 11,013 people
9. West Sumatra: 7,606 people
10. Aceh: 6,968 people

And here is a list of the 10 provinces with the fewest lecturers in 2021 (public and private universities combined):

1. North Kalimantan: 624 people
2. Bangka Belitung Islands: 743 people
3. West Sulawesi: 1,279 people
4. West Papua: 1,794 people
5. Gorontalo: 1,836 people
6. Central Kalimantan: 1,928 people
7. North Maluku: 1,964 people
8. Riau Islands: 2,010 people
9. Bengkulu: 2,117 people
10. Jambi: 2,577 people

In addition to those mentioned above, there are also lecturers under the Ministry of Religious Affairs, totaling approximately 44,000 people. Therefore, when combined with lecturers under Kemdikbudristek, the total number of lecturers in Indonesia at the end of 2021 was approximately 309,000.