Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary male in Indonesia
Indonesia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary male was 86.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Indonesia, 1971–2023
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 91st out of 135 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary male in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 31.8% | — |
| 1980 | 35.3% | +11.0% |
| 1991 | 62.9% | +78.0% |
| 1992 | 62.5% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 64.4% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 65.6% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 71.4% | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 69.8% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 73.6% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 75.1% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 77.1% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 94.3% | +22.3% |
| 2006 | 83.5% | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 77.4% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 76.6% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 78.1% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 76.7% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 79.2% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 79.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 80.7% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 80.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 81.7% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 84.0% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 81.5% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 82.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 83.5% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 87.5% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 86.6% | +0.6% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 86.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.7%, 93% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 86.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92.3%, 94% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary male 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 | +78.0% | 35.3% | 62.9% |
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
- 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 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 91st out of 135 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