Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male in Indonesia
Indonesia: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male was 11.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Indonesia, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Indonesia is 11.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Indonesia peaked at 11.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1971.
That places Indonesia 101st out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7% | — |
| 1980 | 1.3% | +69.5% |
| 1990 | 3.3% | +157.3% |
| 1991 | 2.9% | -9.6% |
| 1992 | 3.1% | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 3.5% | +14.1% |
| 1994 | 3.8% | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 4.8% | +24.0% |
| 1997 | 4.8% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 5.1% | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 5.3% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 5.3% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 10.0% | +88.4% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | -45.5% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | +48.9% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | -35.5% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | -14.0% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | +59.5% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | +13.0% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | -3.4% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 11.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.6%, 63% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 11.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 21.9%, 51% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +157.3% | 1.3% | 3.3% |
| 2001 | +88.4% | 5.3% | 10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 2.9% | 5.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 5.1% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 7.6% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 10.9% | 11.7% | 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 11.0% 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 11.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1971.
- How does Indonesia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Indonesia ranks 101st out of 129 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 20.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release