Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural both in Indonesia
Indonesia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural both 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural both in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 20.5% | — |
| 1991 | 46.3% | +125.6% |
| 1992 | 45.6% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 47.3% | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 49.0% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 55.2% | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 53.4% | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 60.4% | +13.2% |
| 2000 | 63.0% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 73.6% | +16.8% |
| 2007 | 63.1% | -14.2% |
| 2008 | 61.4% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 65.9% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 66.5% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 66.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 68.3% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 68.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 69.6% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 72.9% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 70.5% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 71.2% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 73.1% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 75.0% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 78.8% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 76.7% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 77.6% | +1.1% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 77.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.3%, 92% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 77.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 89.8%, 86% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural both in Indonesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +125.6% | 20.5% | 46.3% |
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 Turkey 78.9% compare
- 63 Panama 77.4% compare
- 64 Costa Rica 77.0% compare
- 65 Belize 75.8% compare
More education data for Indonesia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 90.4 (2018)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.12 (2025)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.73 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.45 million (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 27.84 million (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.68 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (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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February 2026 Data Release