Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Indonesia
Indonesia: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 11.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Indonesia, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 11.0% for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Indonesia peaked at 11.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1971.
Indonesia ranks 101st of 129 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7% | — |
| 1980 | 1.3% | +69.5% |
| 1990 | 3.3% | +157.3% |
| 1991 | 2.9% | -9.6% |
| 1992 | 3.1% | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 3.5% | +14.1% |
| 1994 | 3.8% | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 4.8% | +24.0% |
| 1997 | 4.8% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 5.1% | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 5.3% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 5.3% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 10.0% | +88.4% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | -45.5% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | +48.9% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | -35.5% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | -14.0% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | +59.5% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | +13.0% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 2.9% | 5.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 5.1% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 7.6% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 10.9% | 11.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More education data for Indonesia
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.68 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1004 units per person (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.68 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1004 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.79 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Indonesia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Indonesia was 11.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1971.
- How does Indonesia rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Indonesia ranks 101st out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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 short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.