Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Indonesia
Indonesia: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 86.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Indonesia, 1980–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Indonesia stood at 86.4%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Indonesia peaked at 86.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 44.9%, in 1980.
That places Indonesia 36th out of 87 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, male in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 44.9% | — |
| 1990 | 51.0% | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 68.7% | +34.5% |
| 2006 | 84.7% | +23.3% |
| 2008 | 74.6% | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 77.7% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 74.4% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 79.3% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 76.8% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 81.8% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 82.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 84.6% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 86.4% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.9% | 44.9% | 44.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 51.0% | 51.0% | 51.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 76.4% | 68.7% | 84.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 79.8% | 74.4% | 84.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 86.4% | 86.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More education data for Indonesia
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.68 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1004 units per person (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.68 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1004 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.79 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Indonesia?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Indonesia was 86.4% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.9% in 1980.
- How does Indonesia rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- Indonesia ranks 36th out of 87 countries with data for 2020.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release