Education & Science channels with an audience in Indonesia earn an RPM of roughly $1.3 to $2.9 per 1,000 views. That is Indonesia specifically, one of the largest audiences on YouTube, where enormous view volume offsets a low local ad rate. RPM is what the creator keeps after YouTube's 45% cut and the views that never saw an ad, so it is the only earnings figure that reflects real take-home pay.
At that rate, one million monthly views from Indonesian viewers works out to roughly $1,280 to $2,880 (about Rp20,736,000 to Rp46,656,000) per month from ads alone, before any sponsorship or affiliate income. That is about 16% of what the same channel would earn from a US audience, because the local ad market pays less per view. Use the calculator below to estimate your own channel.
Pre-filled with education & science RPM at Indonesian rates. Type your real monthly views for a realistic range.
Audience country sets the ad rate. A education & science view from an Indonesian viewer is worth roughly 16% of the same view from a US viewer, because one of the largest audiences on YouTube, where enormous view volume offsets a low local ad rate.
You are paid in US dollars, not IDR. AdSense reports in dollars and your bank converts to IDR, so a stronger dollar quietly lifts your Indonesian take-home even when views stay flat.
Season swings the number. Q4 advertiser budgets push education & science RPM 30 to 40% above the Q1 floor, so an Indonesian channel earns noticeably more per view in November than in January.
The real money sits past AdSense. Established Indonesian education & science creators lean on course sales, memberships, and textbook or tool affiliates, which is priced on audience and niche rather than on the local ad rate.
| Country | RPM per 1,000 | Per 1M views |
|---|---|---|
| United States | $8.0 – $18 | $8,000 – $18,000 |
| Australia | $7.6 – $17 | $7,600 – $17,100 |
| United Kingdom | $7.2 – $16 | $7,200 – $16,200 |
| Canada | $7.0 – $16 | $7,040 – $15,840 |
| India | $1.6 – $3.6 | $1,600 – $3,600 |
| Pakistan | $1.3 – $2.9 | $1,280 – $2,880 |
| Germany | $5.8 – $13 | $5,760 – $12,960 |
| Ukraine | $1.8 – $4.0 | $1,760 – $3,960 |
| Philippines | $1.4 – $3.2 | $1,440 – $3,240 |
| Indonesia | $1.3 – $2.9 | $1,280 – $2,880 |
| Nigeria | $1.1 – $2.5 | $1,120 – $2,520 |
Same education & science content, different audience country. The RPM gap is driven by local advertiser spend, not by the channel.
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A education & science channel with an Indonesian audience typically earns an RPM of $1.3 to $2.9 per 1,000 views, or roughly Rp20,700 to Rp46,700 in local terms, which is what you keep after YouTube's 45% cut and un-monetised views. One million monthly views works out to roughly $1,280 to $2,880 (about Rp20,736,000 to Rp46,656,000) a month from ads alone.
Yes. Education & Science is one of the higher-paying niches, and even at Indonesian rates of $1.3 to $2.9 RPM it out-earns most categories per view. Volume and a globally-framed angle both help a channel based in Indonesia.
It comes down to local advertiser spend. Indonesia is one of the largest audiences on YouTube, where enormous view volume offsets a low local ad rate. Brands there pay less per 1,000 impressions than US or UK brands, so the same education & science video earns less per view even though the audience is just as engaged.
AdSense pays in US dollars and your Indonesian bank converts to rupiah, so the Rp total tracks the USD/IDR rate. Payout clears after the $100 threshold. The RPM figures on this page are the US-dollar amounts AdSense reports, which your bank converts to IDR, so the local total moves a little with the exchange rate.
YouTube income is taxable in Indonesia as business income and is reported on your annual SPT, so keeping records of earnings and expenses matters once the channel scales. This is general information, not tax advice, so check your own situation with a local accountant once the channel earns real money.
At an Indonesian RPM of $1.3 to $2.9, one million views earns roughly $1,280 to $2,880 (about Rp20,736,000 to Rp46,656,000) from ads. Sponsorships and affiliates usually add more on top, and in a lower-RPM market like this one those extra streams often matter more than the ad revenue.
Within education & science, exam prep, coding, and career-skill tutorials command the highest ad rates because advertisers in those categories bid the most, and that holds in Indonesia just as it does elsewhere. Pair that with mid-roll ads on 8-minute-plus videos to lift RPM further.