Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location in Indonesia
Indonesia: Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location was 0.3976 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.3976 LPIA
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
56th
of 87 countries
All-time high
0.4215 LPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.0682 LPIA
in 1980
Years of data
34
1980–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Indonesia, 1980–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 0.3976 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Indonesia peaked at 0.4215 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0682 LPIA, in 1980.
That places Indonesia 56th out of 87 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0682 LPIA | — |
| 1990 | 0.0961 LPIA | +41.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1175 LPIA | +22.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1134 LPIA | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1224 LPIA | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1168 LPIA | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1256 LPIA | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1369 LPIA | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1712 LPIA | +25.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1697 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1632 LPIA | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2432 LPIA | +49.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1657 LPIA | -31.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2389 LPIA | +44.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2365 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1905 LPIA | -19.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2073 LPIA | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1759 LPIA | -15.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1687 LPIA | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2529 LPIA | +49.9% |
| 2010 | 0.266 LPIA | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2789 LPIA | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2787 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2941 LPIA | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2987 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3131 LPIA | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3406 LPIA | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 0.335 LPIA | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3713 LPIA | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4118 LPIA | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4065 LPIA | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4215 LPIA | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4003 LPIA | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3976 LPIA | -0.7% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 0.3976 LPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3933 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 0.3976 LPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5113 LPIA, 78% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0682 LPIA | 0.0682 LPIA | 0.0682 LPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.13 LPIA | 0.0961 LPIA | 0.1712 LPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.2043 LPIA | 0.1632 LPIA | 0.2529 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3188 LPIA | 0.266 LPIA | 0.4118 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4065 LPIA | 0.3976 LPIA | 0.4215 LPIA | 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Indonesia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Indonesia was 0.3976 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4215 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0682 LPIA in 1980.
- How does Indonesia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Indonesia ranks 56th out of 87 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release