Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Indonesia
Indonesia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 88.4% 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 88.4%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Indonesia peaked at 95.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 1980.
Indonesia ranks 72nd of 106 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 | 52.0% | — |
| 1991 | 72.7% | +39.8% |
| 1992 | 72.5% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 74.6% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 74.5% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 80.1% | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 78.1% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 79.9% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 80.7% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 82.4% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 95.7% | +16.2% |
| 2006 | 89.6% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 82.6% | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 82.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 82.1% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 82.6% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 82.3% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 83.3% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 84.4% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 84.4% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 85.4% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 87.1% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 84.4% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 86.2% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 87.3% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 89.5% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 88.1% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 88.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 52.0% | 52.0% | 52.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 76.6% | 72.5% | 80.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 85.9% | 82.1% | 95.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 84.5% | 82.3% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.3% | 87.3% | 89.5% | 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 88.4% 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 95.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 1980.
- How does Indonesia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Indonesia ranks 72nd out of 106 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 4.7%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release