Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Indonesia
Indonesia: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 0.9209 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Indonesia, 1971–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 0.9209 for gender ratios for mean years of schooling in 2020. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Indonesia peaked at 0.9209 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4644, in 1971.
Indonesia ranks 87th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4644 | — |
| 1980 | 0.5749 | +23.8% |
| 1990 | 0.6146 | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8898 | +44.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8321 | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8501 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8544 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8713 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8854 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8887 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.902 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8899 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9051 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9209 | +1.7% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 0.9209 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9879, 93% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 0.9209 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9598, 96% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender ratios for mean years of schooling 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +44.8% | 0.6146 | 0.8898 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4644 | 0.4644 | 0.4644 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.5749 | 0.5749 | 0.5749 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.6146 | 0.6146 | 0.6146 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8566 | 0.8321 | 0.8898 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8904 | 0.8713 | 0.9051 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9209 | 0.9209 | 0.9209 | 1 |
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 gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Indonesia?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Indonesia was 0.9209 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9209 in 2020.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4644 in 1971.
- How does Indonesia rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Indonesia ranks 87th out of 121 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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