Cross country literacy rates in Indonesia
Indonesia: Cross country literacy rates was 96 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
96
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
50th
of 128 countries
All-time high
96
in 2020
All-time low
17.5
in 1950
Years of data
14
1950–2020
Cross country literacy rates in Indonesia, 1950–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cross country literacy rates in Indonesia is 96, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cross country literacy rates in Indonesia peaked at 96 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.5, in 1950.
Indonesia ranks 50th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 1 |
| 1980s | 67.31 | 67.31 | 67.31 | 1 |
| 1990s | 81.52 | 81.52 | 81.52 | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.78 | 90.38 | 92.58 | 4 |
| 2010s | 94.42 | 92.32 | 95.66 | 6 |
| 2020s | 96 | 96 | 96 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More education data for Indonesia
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 1.51 million (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.12 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cross country literacy rates in Indonesia?
- Cross country literacy rates in Indonesia was 96 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cross country literacy rates recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 96 in 2020.
- What is the lowest cross country literacy rates recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5 in 1950.
- How does Indonesia rank for cross country literacy rates?
- Indonesia ranks 50th out of 128 countries with data for 2020.
- Is cross country literacy rates rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cross country literacy rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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