Educational attainment rate … female short-cycle tertiary urban in Indonesia
Indonesia: Educational attainment rate … female short-cycle tertiary urban was 16.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Indonesia, 1980–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Indonesia stood at 16.5%.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Indonesia peaked at 17.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1980.
Indonesia ranks 78th of 101 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … female short-cycle tertiary urban in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.4% | — |
| 1990 | 3.3% | +142.5% |
| 1991 | 3.4% | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 3.7% | +8.4% |
| 1993 | 4.2% | +11.5% |
| 1994 | 5.0% | +20.6% |
| 1996 | 5.9% | +17.7% |
| 1997 | 6.3% | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 6.3% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 7.0% | +11.8% |
| 2000 | 7.0% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 11.8% | +68.8% |
| 2002 | 7.1% | -40.0% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | +36.2% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | -28.0% |
| 2006 | 15.4% | +97.1% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | -57.9% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | +80.3% |
| 2010 | 12.2% | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | +16.6% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | +13.4% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 17.2% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 16.5% | -4.3% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 16.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.7%, 67% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 16.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 27.7%, 59% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … female 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 | +142.5% | 1.4% | 3.3% |
| 2006 | +97.1% | 7.8% | 15.4% |
| 2009 | +80.3% | 6.2% | 11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 3.3% | 7.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 6.2% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 11.7% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 15.1% | 17.2% | 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 16.5% 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 17.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1980.
- How does Indonesia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Indonesia ranks 78th 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 28.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release