Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Indonesia
Indonesia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 15.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Indonesia, 1980–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Indonesia is 15.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Indonesia peaked at 16.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 1980.
That places Indonesia 85th out of 102 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, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.5% | — |
| 1990 | 7.2% | +62.1% |
| 1991 | 7.3% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 7.3% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 8.3% | +13.8% |
| 1994 | 8.8% | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 10.1% | +14.3% |
| 1997 | 9.7% | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 10.1% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 10.0% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 10.1% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | +39.3% |
| 2004 | 15.4% | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 10.5% | -31.8% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | -15.1% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | -11.7% |
| 2009 | 13.1% | +49.3% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 14.9% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 15.2% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 7.2% | 10.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 8.7% | 15.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 12.7% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 14.9% | 15.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More education data for Indonesia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.37 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (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 15.2% 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 16.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 1980.
- How does Indonesia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Indonesia ranks 85th out of 102 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 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release