Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Indonesia
Indonesia: Literacy rate of young men vs. women was 92.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Indonesia, 1980–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, literacy rate of young men vs. women in Indonesia stood at 92.9%.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate of young men vs. women in Indonesia peaked at 99.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 89.6%, in 1980.
Indonesia ranks 65th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 89.6% | — |
| 1990 | 97.4% | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 98.9% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 99.5% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.5% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 98.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 99.7% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 92.9% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 89.6% | 89.6% | 89.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 97.4% | 97.4% | 97.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.7% | 97.0% | 99.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 98.5% | 99.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 92.9% | 99.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More education data for Indonesia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate of young men vs. women in Indonesia?
- Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Indonesia was 92.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.6% in 1980.
- How does Indonesia rank for literacy rate of young men vs. women?
- Indonesia ranks 65th out of 95 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate of young men vs. women rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate of young men vs. women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of men aged 15 to 24 years who can read and write.