Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Indonesia
Indonesia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 81.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Indonesia, 1980–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 81.0% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Indonesia peaked at 82.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 1980.
Indonesia ranks 61st of 100 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 | 27.6% | — |
| 1990 | 51.6% | +87.1% |
| 1991 | 54.8% | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 54.1% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 55.6% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 57.3% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 62.7% | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 60.9% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 65.9% | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 67.6% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 69.6% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 77.6% | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 69.6% | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 66.6% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 69.9% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 69.3% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 71.9% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 71.7% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 73.3% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 73.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 74.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 77.3% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 75.1% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 75.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 76.8% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 78.9% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 82.1% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 80.2% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 81.0% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.6% | 27.6% | 27.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 58.9% | 51.6% | 67.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 70.7% | 66.6% | 77.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 73.9% | 69.3% | 77.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.5% | 78.9% | 82.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 58 Uruguay 86.1% compare
- 59 Chile 83.3% compare
- 60 South Africa 81.9% compare
- 62 Kenya 78.1% compare
- 63 Philippines 77.0% compare
- 64 Costa Rica 76.7% 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 81.0% 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 82.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 1980.
- How does Indonesia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Indonesia ranks 61st 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 10.5%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release