Indonesia vs Türkiye: Share of the world's population with formal basic education
Indonesia
5.2%
in 2020
Türkiye
2.8%
in 2020
Indonesia rank
7th
Türkiye rank
10th
Share of the world's population with formal basic education over time
- Indonesia
- Türkiye
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 5.2% against 2.8% in Türkiye, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.8 times Türkiye's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Türkiye ahead.
Indonesia ranks 7th and Türkiye ranks 10th of 25 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 58.4% | 57.5% | 0.9% | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 47.8% | 44.2% | 3.6% | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 36.2% | 31.2% | 5.1% | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 25.3% | 20.6% | 4.7% | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 16.7% | 12.9% | 3.8% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 8.1% | 2.9% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 5.0% | 1.9% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 2.8% | 2.4% | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the world's population with formal basic education, Indonesia or Türkiye?
- Indonesia, at 5.2% against 2.8% in Türkiye as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the world's population with formal basic education between Indonesia and Türkiye?
- 2.4%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Türkiye?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Indonesia and Türkiye rank globally for share of the world's population with formal basic education?
- Indonesia ranks 7th and Türkiye ranks 10th of 25 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank (2024); van Zanden, J. et al.; Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the world's population with formal basic education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of people aged 15 or older who have not received some kind of formal primary, secondary, or tertiary education.