Education spending in Indonesia
Indonesia: Education spending was 1.28 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Education spending in Indonesia, 1972–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 1.28 for education spending in 2023.
The figure is up 47.6% on the previous year and down 62.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education spending in Indonesia peaked at 3.58 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8639, in 2022.
Indonesia ranks 192nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Education spending in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 2.79 | — |
| 1989 | 0.8714 | -68.7% |
| 1994 | 0.9986 | +14.6% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.08 | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 1.07 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 2.46 | +129.5% |
| 2002 | 2.65 | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 3.22 | +21.6% |
| 2004 | 2.75 | -14.6% |
| 2005 | 2.87 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 3.04 | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 2.9 | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 3.53 | +21.5% |
| 2010 | 2.81 | -20.2% |
| 2011 | 3.19 | +13.4% |
| 2012 | 3.41 | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 3.36 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 3.29 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 3.58 | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 1.21 | -66.2% |
| 2017 | 1.05 | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9944 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9644 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.02 | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 1.03 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8639 | -16.3% |
| 2023 | 1.28 | +47.6% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 1.28 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.25, 30% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 1.28 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.25, 30% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Education spending in Indonesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +129.5% | 1.07 | 2.46 |
| 1989 | -68.7% | 2.79 | 0.8714 |
| 2016 | -66.2% | 3.58 | 1.21 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.79 | 2.79 | 2.79 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.8714 | 0.8714 | 0.8714 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.04 | 0.9986 | 1.08 | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.93 | 2.46 | 3.53 | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.39 | 0.9644 | 3.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 | 0.8639 | 1.28 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More education data for Indonesia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 90.4 (2018)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.12 (2025)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.73 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.45 million (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 27.84 million (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.68 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is education spending in Indonesia?
- Education spending in Indonesia was 1.28 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest education spending recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.58 in 2015.
- What is the lowest education spending recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8639 in 2022.
- How does Indonesia rank for education spending?
- Indonesia ranks 192nd out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is education spending rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Education spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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