Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA in Indonesia
Indonesia: Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA was 0.8782 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Indonesia, 1980–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Indonesia stood at 0.8782 LPIA.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Indonesia peaked at 0.8805 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.394 LPIA, in 1980.
That places Indonesia 59th out of 100 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 … Educational primary location LPIA in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.394 LPIA | — |
| 1991 | 0.6358 LPIA | +61.4% |
| 1992 | 0.6297 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6349 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6575 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6891 LPIA | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.6836 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.749 LPIA | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7649 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8214 LPIA | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7644 LPIA | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7412 LPIA | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7794 LPIA | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7982 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8085 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8023 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8094 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8146 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8149 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.837 LPIA | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8288 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8434 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8475 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8583 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8805 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.871 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8782 LPIA | +0.8% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 0.8782 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9106 LPIA, 96% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 0.8782 LPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9159 LPIA, 96% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +61.4% | 0.394 LPIA | 0.6358 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.394 LPIA | 0.394 LPIA | 0.394 LPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.6685 LPIA | 0.6297 LPIA | 0.749 LPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.7743 LPIA | 0.7412 LPIA | 0.8214 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8205 LPIA | 0.7982 LPIA | 0.8475 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.872 LPIA | 0.8583 LPIA | 0.8805 LPIA | 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 educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Indonesia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Indonesia was 0.8782 LPIA 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 0.8805 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.394 LPIA in 1980.
- How does Indonesia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Indonesia ranks 59th out of 100 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 8.5%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release