Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Indonesia
Indonesia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 90.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Indonesia, 1980–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Indonesia stood at 90.6%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Indonesia peaked at 91.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 63.2%, in 1980.
Indonesia ranks 70th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 63.2% | — |
| 1990 | 80.1% | +26.7% |
| 1991 | 80.7% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 80.3% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 81.8% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 81.6% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 86.1% | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 84.3% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 85.6% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 86.1% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 87.4% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 91.6% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 87.4% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 87.2% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 86.5% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 86.4% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 86.6% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 87.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 87.9% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 88.9% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 90.2% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 87.9% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 87.3% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 88.8% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 89.7% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 91.6% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 90.4% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 90.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63.2% | 63.2% | 63.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 83.0% | 80.1% | 86.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 88.0% | 86.5% | 91.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 87.9% | 86.4% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.6% | 89.7% | 91.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 67 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 93.0% compare
- 68 Fiji 91.6% compare
- 69 Mexico 91.2% compare
- 71 Philippines 90.4% compare
- 72 Costa Rica 90.4% compare
- 73 Ecuador 90.3% compare
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 90.6% 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 91.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.2% in 1980.
- How does Indonesia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Indonesia ranks 70th out of 108 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 3.1%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release