Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Indonesia
Indonesia: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 56.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Indonesia, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Indonesia is 56.7%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Indonesia peaked at 56.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1971.
Indonesia ranks 90th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.6% | — |
| 1980 | 10.4% | +86.5% |
| 1990 | 19.1% | +83.0% |
| 2006 | 43.3% | +126.6% |
| 2007 | 40.4% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 41.4% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 42.3% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 44.5% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 45.5% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 46.7% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 47.3% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 48.8% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 49.7% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 50.9% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 54.1% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 54.6% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 56.7% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 56.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 10.4% | 10.4% | 10.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 19.1% | 19.1% | 19.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 41.8% | 40.4% | 43.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 48.4% | 44.5% | 54.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 56.0% | 54.6% | 56.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More education data for Indonesia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Indonesia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Indonesia was 56.7% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1971.
- How does Indonesia rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Indonesia ranks 90th out of 134 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.