Educational attainment rate … both short-cycle tertiary urban in Indonesia
Indonesia: Educational attainment rate … both short-cycle tertiary urban was 15.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Indonesia, 1980–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 15.8% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Indonesia peaked at 16.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 1980.
That places Indonesia 83rd out of 101 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … both short-cycle tertiary urban in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.9% | — |
| 1990 | 5.2% | +80.4% |
| 1991 | 5.3% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 5.5% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 6.2% | +13.1% |
| 1994 | 6.9% | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 8.0% | +15.4% |
| 1997 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 8.2% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 8.5% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 8.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 11.8% | +38.9% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | -29.9% |
| 2006 | 12.9% | +40.5% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | -36.7% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 12.1% | +62.4% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 13.4% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 15.9% | +14.2% |
| 2018 | 14.1% | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 16.5% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 15.8% | -3.9% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 15.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.2%, 68% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 15.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 27.2%, 58% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … both short-cycle tertiary urban 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 | +80.4% | 2.9% | 5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 5.2% | 8.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 7.5% | 13.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 12.4% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 15.0% | 16.5% | 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Indonesia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Indonesia was 15.8% 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 16.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1980.
- How does Indonesia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Indonesia ranks 83rd out of 101 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 17.4%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release