Indonesia Has 46,930 Early Childhood Education (PAUD) Unit Teachers; Their 2022 Provincial Distribution

Early Childhood Education (ECE) is crucial for supporting children's growth and development. The ages 0-5 are a formative period for character building, social interaction, and intelligence development.

Therefore, educators who understand the needs of young children in shaping their character and interactions with peers are essential.

According to data from the Directorate General of Early Childhood Education, Basic Education, and Secondary Education of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology, there were 46,930 teachers in Similar Early Childhood Education Units (SPS) in the odd semester of the 2022/2023 academic year.

Of this number, 45,550 were female SPS teachers, and 1,380 were male.

West Java province had the highest number of SPS teachers nationwide, reaching 16,620 in the odd semester of the 2022/2023 academic year. This comprised 15,900 female teachers and 726 male teachers. The proportion of SPS teachers in West Java accounts for one-third of the national total.

The provinces with the next highest number of SPS teachers were East Java with 9,290 teachers, followed by Central Java with 5,600, and DKI Jakarta with 4,830.

Conversely, the provinces with the fewest SPS teachers were North Sumatra with only 17 teachers in 2022, followed by Southeast Sulawesi with 20, and West Papua with 22.

For information, there were 20,910 SPS units throughout Indonesia in the odd semester of the 2022/2023 academic year. This comprised 20,850 private SPS units and 65 public SPS units.