Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, male in Indonesia

Indonesia: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, male was 91.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
91.3%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
24th
of 57 countries
All-time high
91.3%
in 2020
All-time low
78.6%
in 2004
Years of data
11
2004–2020

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, male in Indonesia, 2004–2020

0204060801002004201220202004: 78.6 %2006: 90.9 %2008: 82.8 %2009: 85.4 %2010: 84.2 %2011: 85.8 %2014: 80.9 %2015: 88.2 %2016: 88.8 %2018: 90.1 %2020: 91.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, male in Indonesia is 91.3%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, male in Indonesia peaked at 91.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 78.6%, in 2004.

Indonesia ranks 24th of 57 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, male in Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, male (%) in Indonesia, 2004 to 2020.
Year % Change
2004 78.6%
2006 90.9% +15.6%
2008 82.8% -8.9%
2009 85.4% +3.2%
2010 84.2% -1.4%
2011 85.8% +1.9%
2014 80.9% -5.8%
2015 88.2% +9.1%
2016 88.8% +0.7%
2018 90.1% +1.4%
2020 91.3% +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 84.4% 78.6% 90.9% 4
2010s 86.3% 80.9% 90.1% 6
2020s 91.3% 91.3% 91.3% 1

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 21 Sri Lanka 92.0% compare
  2. 22 Malaysia 91.7% compare
  3. 23 Jordan 91.5% compare
  4. 25 Colombia 91.3% compare
  5. 26 Mexico 91.3% compare
  6. 27 Kuwait 90.6% compare

See the full ranking of 57 places →

More education data for Indonesia

All data for Indonesia →

Frequently asked questions

What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, male in Indonesia?
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, male in Indonesia was 91.3% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, male recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 91.3% in 2020.
What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, male recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 78.6% in 2004.
How does Indonesia rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, male?
Indonesia ranks 24th out of 57 countries with data for 2020.
Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, male rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, male in Indonesia. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/elderly-literacy-rate-population-65-years-urban-male-percent-2/indonesia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/elderly-literacy-rate-population-65-years-urban-male-percent-2/indonesia/">Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, male in Indonesia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
57 places, 667 data points, 1976–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release