Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Indonesia
Indonesia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 49.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Indonesia, 1980–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 49.4% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Indonesia peaked at 50.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 1980.
That places Indonesia 75th out of 108 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.0% | 17.0% | 17.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 31.5% | 26.7% | 36.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 38.4% | 34.5% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.2% | 42.3% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 48.8% | 50.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 72 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 53.3% compare
- 73 Dominican Republic 52.8% compare
- 74 Portugal 51.0% compare
- 76 Costa Rica 48.7% compare
- 77 Mexico 48.4% compare
- 78 Thailand 48.1% compare
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 upper secondary education or in Indonesia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Indonesia was 49.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 1980.
- How does Indonesia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Indonesia ranks 75th out of 108 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. 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 upper secondary 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