Literacy rate, adult male in Indonesia
Indonesia: Literacy rate, adult male was 97.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult male in Indonesia, 1980–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of males ages 15 and above.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 97.5% for literacy rate, adult male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult male in Indonesia peaked at 97.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 77.5%, in 1980.
Indonesia ranks 27th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Literacy rate, adult male in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % of males ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 77.5% | — |
| 1990 | 88.0% | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 94.0% | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 95.2% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 95.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 95.7% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 94.8% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 95.6% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 96.8% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 97.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 97.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.8%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 97.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97.5%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 77.5% | 77.5% | 77.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 88.0% | 88.0% | 88.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 95.1% | 94.0% | 95.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 96.5% | 94.8% | 97.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 97.5% | 97.5% | 97.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More education data for Indonesia
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult male in Indonesia?
- Literacy rate, adult male in Indonesia was 97.5% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult male recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult male recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.5% in 1980.
- How does Indonesia rank for literacy rate, adult male?
- Indonesia ranks 27th out of 88 countries with data for 2020.
- Is literacy rate, adult male rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.