Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Indonesia
Indonesia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 86.6% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Indonesia, 1971β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Indonesia is 86.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Indonesia peaked at 94.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 31.8%, in 1971.
That places Indonesia 90th out of 134 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.8% | 31.8% | 31.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 35.3% | 35.3% | 35.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 68.2% | 62.5% | 75.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 81.2% | 76.6% | 94.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 81.0% | 76.7% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.3% | 85.0% | 87.5% | 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)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (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 86.6% 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 94.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.8% in 1971.
- How does Indonesia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Indonesia ranks 90th out of 134 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 7.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release