Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male in Indonesia
Indonesia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male was 59.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Indonesia, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 59.9% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Indonesia peaked at 59.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 1971.
Indonesia ranks 92nd of 133 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 rate, completed lower secondary … lower male in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8.3% | — |
| 1980 | 14.4% | +73.3% |
| 1990 | 24.5% | +70.8% |
| 2006 | 47.0% | +91.3% |
| 2007 | 46.0% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 46.8% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 47.5% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 49.2% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 50.3% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 51.3% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 51.7% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 53.2% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 53.9% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 55.1% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 57.9% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 58.2% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 59.7% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 59.9% | +0.3% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 59.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.7%, 85% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 59.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 84.1%, 71% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +91.3% | 24.5% | 47.0% |
| 1980 | +73.3% | 8.3% | 14.4% |
| 1990 | +70.8% | 14.4% | 24.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.3% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 14.4% | 14.4% | 14.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 24.5% | 24.5% | 24.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 46.8% | 46.0% | 47.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 52.8% | 49.2% | 57.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 59.3% | 58.2% | 59.9% | 3 |
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 educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Indonesia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Indonesia was 59.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 1971.
- How does Indonesia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Indonesia ranks 92nd out of 133 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release