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% |
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
- 84 Austria 0.9442 compare
- 85 Saudi Arabia 0.9393 compare
- 86 Hong Kong, China 0.938 compare
- 88 El Salvador 0.9199 compare
- 89 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9104 compare
- 90 Viet Nam 0.8992 compare
More education data for Indonesia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.37 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (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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