Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Indonesia
Indonesia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.894 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
Indonesia recorded 0.894 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Indonesia peaked at 0.8962 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4365 LPIA, in 1980.
That places Indonesia 59th out of 99 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.4365 LPIA | — |
| 1991 | 0.6792 LPIA | +55.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6744 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.6797 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7018 LPIA | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7286 LPIA | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7223 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.7696 LPIA | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7844 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.7971 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.847 LPIA | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7965 LPIA | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.764 LPIA | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8086 LPIA | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8019 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8299 LPIA | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8242 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8334 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8385 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8366 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8568 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8541 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8642 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8656 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8799 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8962 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8868 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.894 LPIA | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4365 LPIA | 0.4365 LPIA | 0.4365 LPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.7175 LPIA | 0.6744 LPIA | 0.7844 LPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.8026 LPIA | 0.764 LPIA | 0.847 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8405 LPIA | 0.8019 LPIA | 0.8656 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8892 LPIA | 0.8799 LPIA | 0.8962 LPIA | 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 0.894 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 0.8962 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4365 LPIA in 1980.
- How does Indonesia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Indonesia ranks 59th out of 99 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 7.3%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release