Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Indonesia

Indonesia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 97.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
97.9%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
88th
of 193 countries
All-time high
97.9%
in 2018
All-time low
61.3%
in 1970
Years of data
42
1970–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Indonesia, 1970–2018

0204060801001970199420181970: 61.3 %1971: 62 %1972: 62.3 %1973: 62.7 %1974: 62.5 %1975: 62.8 %1976: 63.9 %1977: 65.7 %1978: 71 %1981: 78.2 %1982: 80.9 %1983: 82.1 %1984: 83.5 %1988: 88.8 %1989: 87.5 %1990: 84.7 %1991: 82.5 %1992: 80.9 %1993: 81 %1994: 81.5 %1995: 82.5 %1996: 83.4 %1999: 84.1 %2000: 82.9 %2001: 83.2 %2002: 84.3 %2003: 85.6 %2004: 86.1 %2005: 85.3 %2006: 85.4 %2007: 91.1 %2008: 89.8 %2009: 92.8 %2010: 92.4 %2011: 93.6 %2012: 94.9 %2013: 95.7 %2014: 95.4 %2015: 96.8 %2016: 95.5 %2017: 96.7 %2018: 97.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Indonesia stood at 97.9%. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Indonesia peaked at 97.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 61.3%, in 1970.

Indonesia ranks 88th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%) in Indonesia, 1970 to 2018.
Year % Change
1970 61.3%
1971 62.0% +1.1%
1972 62.3% +0.5%
1973 62.7% +0.7%
1974 62.5% -0.3%
1975 62.8% +0.5%
1976 63.9% +1.7%
1977 65.7% +2.7%
1978 71.0% +8.1%
1981 78.2% +10.2%
1982 80.9% +3.5%
1983 82.1% +1.4%
1984 83.5% +1.7%
1988 88.8% +6.4%
1989 87.5% -1.4%
1990 84.7% -3.2%
1991 82.5% -2.6%
1992 80.9% -2.0%
1993 81.0% +0.2%
1994 81.5% +0.6%
1995 82.5% +1.3%
1996 83.4% +1.1%
1999 84.1% +0.9%
2000 82.9% -1.5%
2001 83.2% +0.5%
2002 84.3% +1.2%
2003 85.6% +1.6%
2004 86.1% +0.6%
2005 85.3% -1.0%
2006 85.4% +0.1%
2007 91.1% +6.8%
2008 89.8% -1.4%
2009 92.8% +3.3%
2010 92.4% -0.5%
2011 93.6% +1.4%
2012 94.9% +1.3%
2013 95.7% +0.9%
2014 95.4% -0.4%
2015 96.8% +1.5%
2016 95.5% -1.4%
2017 96.7% +1.3%
2018 97.9% +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 63.8% 61.3% 71.0% 9
1980s 83.5% 78.2% 88.8% 6
1990s 82.6% 80.9% 84.7% 8
2000s 86.6% 82.9% 92.8% 10
2010s 95.4% 92.4% 97.9% 9

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 85 Samoa 98.1% compare
  2. 86 Timor-Leste 98.1% compare
  3. 87 Guyana 98.0% compare
  4. 89 Albania 97.9% compare
  5. 90 Kuwait 97.7% compare
  6. 91 Nicaragua 97.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Indonesia?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Indonesia was 97.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2018.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 61.3% in 1970.
How does Indonesia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
Indonesia ranks 88th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.