Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Indonesia
Indonesia: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender was 1.1 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Indonesia, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 1.1 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Indonesia peaked at 1.19 GPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.2411 GPIA, in 1971.
Indonesia ranks 60th of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.2411 GPIA | — |
| 1980 | 0.2833 GPIA | +17.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4381 GPIA | +54.7% |
| 1991 | 0.4579 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4789 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4846 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5351 GPIA | +10.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5508 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6077 GPIA | +10.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6134 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.6727 GPIA | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6836 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6707 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6981 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6724 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6741 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7236 GPIA | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 1.19 GPIA | +63.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6333 GPIA | -46.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6988 GPIA | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8482 GPIA | +21.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9443 GPIA | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9139 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8861 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9074 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9602 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9269 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9499 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9849 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.984 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.08 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 1.11 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.4% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 1.1 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.11 GPIA, 99% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 1.1 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.09 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +63.9% | 0.7236 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA |
| 1990 | +54.7% | 0.2833 GPIA | 0.4381 GPIA |
| 2007 | -46.6% | 1.19 GPIA | 0.6333 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2411 GPIA | 0.2411 GPIA | 0.2411 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.2833 GPIA | 0.2833 GPIA | 0.2833 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.5377 GPIA | 0.4381 GPIA | 0.6727 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.7489 GPIA | 0.6333 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9477 GPIA | 0.8861 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 57 Costa Rica 1.11 GPIA compare
- 58 United Arab Emirates 1.11 GPIA compare
- 59 New Zealand 1.11 GPIA compare
- 61 Honduras 1.1 GPIA compare
- 62 France 1.09 GPIA compare
- 63 United States 1.09 GPIA 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Indonesia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Indonesia was 1.1 GPIA 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 1.19 GPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2411 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Indonesia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Indonesia ranks 60th out of 127 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 21.6%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release