Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Indonesia
Indonesia: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 70.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Indonesia, 1980–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Indonesia stood at 70.5%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Indonesia peaked at 70.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 1980.
That places Indonesia 40th out of 90 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16.2% | — |
| 1990 | 22.3% | +37.8% |
| 2004 | 39.8% | +78.5% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | +55.9% |
| 2008 | 43.7% | -29.5% |
| 2009 | 49.4% | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 52.9% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 52.1% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 67.8% | +30.1% |
| 2015 | 58.9% | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 60.2% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 65.6% | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 70.5% | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.2% | 16.2% | 16.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 22.3% | 22.3% | 22.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 48.7% | 39.8% | 62.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 59.6% | 52.1% | 67.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 70.5% | 70.5% | 70.5% | 1 |
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More education data for Indonesia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.79 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9078 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0483 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.90 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0521 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.84 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5715 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.51 million (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Indonesia?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Indonesia was 70.5% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 70.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 1980.
- How does Indonesia rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- Indonesia ranks 40th out of 90 countries with data for 2020.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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 Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release