Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Indonesia
Indonesia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both was 39.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Indonesia, 1980–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Indonesia is 39.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Indonesia peaked at 39.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 1980.
That places Indonesia 103rd out of 142 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.8% | — |
| 1990 | 11.3% | +96.1% |
| 1991 | 12.4% | +9.9% |
| 1992 | 12.8% | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 13.8% | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 15.1% | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 18.2% | +20.0% |
| 1997 | 18.8% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 19.9% | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 20.8% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 21.4% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 20.2% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 20.9% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 20.9% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 20.9% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 22.3% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 26.4% | +18.5% |
| 2007 | 26.0% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 27.8% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 28.9% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 29.5% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 30.4% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 32.3% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 33.7% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 33.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 34.6% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 37.0% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 38.1% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 39.6% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 39.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 39.1% | -1.2% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 39.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.3%, 76% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 39.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 57.7%, 68% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both 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 | +96.1% | 5.8% | 11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 15.9% | 11.3% | 20.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 23.3% | 20.2% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 28.0% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.1% | 38.1% | 39.6% | 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 upper secondary education or in Indonesia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Indonesia was 39.1% 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 39.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 1980.
- How does Indonesia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Indonesia ranks 103rd out of 142 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 28.6%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release