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

Latest (2023)
49.4%
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
75th
of 108 countries
All-time high
50.7%
in 2022
All-time low
17.0%
in 1980
Years of data
34
1980–2023

Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Indonesia, 1980–2023

203040501980200120231980: 17 %1990: 26.7 %1991: 27.5 %1992: 27.7 %1993: 28.9 %1994: 30.9 %1996: 34.9 %1997: 34.7 %1998: 35.4 %1999: 36.5 %2000: 37 %2001: 34.5 %2002: 35.6 %2003: 35.6 %2004: 35.3 %2005: 37.7 %2006: 45.5 %2007: 41.5 %2008: 40.1 %2009: 41.6 %2010: 43.9 %2011: 42.3 %2012: 43.4 %2013: 44.2 %2014: 44.8 %2015: 46.2 %2016: 46.1 %2017: 46.9 %2018: 46.4 %2019: 48 %2020: 48.8 %2021: 50.4 %2022: 50.7 %2023: 49.4 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 72 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 53.3% compare
  2. 73 Dominican Republic 52.8% compare
  3. 74 Portugal 51.0% compare
  4. 76 Costa Rica 48.7% compare
  5. 77 Mexico 48.4% compare
  6. 78 Thailand 48.1% compare

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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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Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
108 places, 1,747 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release