Indonesia

Fourth largest country.

Politically not on the curriculum. English is only taught 4h week. However children are being taught privately in the cities.

Stats

ISO: ID

Population: 273.38 million

Yearly intake of children: 4.375 mio.

Yearly intake as % of population: 1.600

Yearly outgoing of children: ??

Children at school: ??

Number of English teachers: ??

Costs for every extra year learning: ??

Schoolbook renewal period: ???

English learnt at school: true

English primary language: false

English learnt as a second language: true

Second language comment:

How many children are learning English

Number of intakes: 4.375e6

• Daily (4.375e6/365) = 11986 approx. 12k per day
• Hourly (4.375e6/365/24) = 499, rounding = 500 children start to learn EN every hour.

Time relevant:

• Per minute = 4.375e6/365/24/60 = 8.32 children.
• The number of children per breath (4.375e6/365/24/60/60*4) = 0.555, or 1 child per 2 breaths.

Sources

Status

• English is only taught for four hours each week in high schools and is not part of the national elementary school curriculum.
• Indonesia is the only country in Southeast Asia that has not made English a compulsory subject at elementary level.
• https://jakartaglobe.id/opinion/english-as-a-second-language-still-a-pipe-dream/

Children:

• Enrolment in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (number) (UIS.E.2.GPV.G1.T)
• https://databank.worldbank.org/source/education-statistics-%5e-all-indicators
• 2017
• Colish comment: Lots of children live rurual and it is unknown if they get access in secondary school to EN teachers.