Teachers' perceptions of concepts are very important in classroom learning because teachers are designers, implementers, and evaluators in learning activities. For this reason, we must examine the teachers' perceptions about higher-order thinking skills (HOTS) that students need to develop critical thinking skills. This study aims to describe: (1) teachers 'perceptions of the HOTS concept, (2) teachers' perceptions of HOTS in learning planning in primary schools, (3) teachers 'perceptions of

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... S in learning in primary schools, and (4) teachers' perceptions of HOTS in evaluations at primary schools. The research method used is ex-post facto research. The sample uses purposive sampling. This research use only one variable that is the perception teacher. The research instrument was in the form of a questionnaire that was exclusively made for this research. This questionnaire to retrieve teacher perception in concept, planning, learning, and evaluation data. Data analysis used descriptive analysis with percentage techniques. The results showed that most primary school teachers in education cities in Indonesia understood the concept of HOTS. While the percentage of teachers' perceptions of the HOTS concept was 76.12%. The teacher's perception of HOTS in learning planning activities has an average of 80.6%. While the teacher's perception of HOTS in learning implementation activities got an average of 73.68%. While the results of HOTS research on learning evaluation amounted to 72.16%. Overall, we can conclude that the perception of primary school teachers can be said in a good category and it can influence them to teach students.