Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Indonesia
Indonesia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 74.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Indonesia, 1980–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Indonesia is 74.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Indonesia peaked at 75.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 1980.
That places Indonesia 65th out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.7% | — |
| 1991 | 38.0% | +176.4% |
| 1992 | 37.5% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 39.4% | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 41.2% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 47.9% | +16.4% |
| 1997 | 46.2% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 53.5% | +15.9% |
| 2000 | 56.5% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 66.9% | +18.4% |
| 2007 | 56.9% | -14.8% |
| 2008 | 56.5% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 58.5% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 62.6% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 61.2% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 62.0% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 63.5% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 63.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 68.6% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 66.2% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 66.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 69.3% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 71.3% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 75.6% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 73.3% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 74.2% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.7% | 13.7% | 13.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 43.4% | 37.5% | 53.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 59.1% | 56.5% | 66.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 64.9% | 61.2% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.6% | 71.3% | 75.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More education data for Indonesia
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.37 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Indonesia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Indonesia was 74.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 75.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 1980.
- How does Indonesia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Indonesia ranks 65th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release