Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Indonesia
Indonesia: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.98 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Indonesia, 1980–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Indonesia stood at 0.98 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Indonesia peaked at 0.98 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.69 GPIA, in 1980.
Indonesia ranks 43rd of 87 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, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.69 GPIA | — |
| 1990 | 0.83 GPIA | +20.3% |
| 2004 | 0.92 GPIA | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.95 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.96 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.95 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.97 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.98 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.69 GPIA | 0.69 GPIA | 0.69 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.83 GPIA | 0.83 GPIA | 0.83 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.935 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.97 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.98 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More education data for Indonesia
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.68 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1004 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.79 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Indonesia?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Indonesia was 0.98 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.98 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.69 GPIA in 1980.
- How does Indonesia rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- Indonesia ranks 43rd out of 87 countries with data for 2020.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release