Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%) (rate female) in Indonesia
Indonesia: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%) (rate female) was 96.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Indonesia, 1980–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 96.0% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Indonesia peaked at 96.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 53.5%, in 1980.
That places Indonesia 37th out of 88 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, female (%) (rate female) in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 53.5% | — |
| 1990 | 72.0% | +34.7% |
| 2004 | 87.2% | +21.2% |
| 2006 | 87.9% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 91.3% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 91.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 91.1% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 91.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 94.3% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 95.3% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | +0.4% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 96.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.3%, 100% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 96.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96.9%, 99% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%) (rate female) in Indonesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +34.7% | 53.5% | 72.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 53.5% | 53.5% | 53.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 72.0% | 72.0% | 72.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 89.5% | 87.2% | 91.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 93.9% | 91.1% | 95.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 96.0% | 96.0% | 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, population 25-64 years, female in Indonesia?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Indonesia was 96.0% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.5% in 1980.
- How does Indonesia rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- Indonesia ranks 37th out of 88 countries with data for 2020.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release