Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Indonesia
Indonesia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 77.6% 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 77.6%.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Indonesia peaked at 78.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 1980.
Indonesia ranks 62nd of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.5% | 20.5% | 20.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 51.0% | 45.6% | 60.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 65.0% | 61.4% | 73.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 69.4% | 65.9% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 75.0% | 78.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 59 South Africa 80.5% compare
- 60 Philippines 79.3% compare
- 61 Türkiye 78.9% compare
- 63 Panama 77.4% compare
- 64 Costa Rica 77.0% compare
- 65 Belize 75.8% 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 77.6% 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 78.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 1980.
- How does Indonesia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Indonesia ranks 62nd out of 101 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 13.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release