Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Indonesia
Indonesia: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 97.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Indonesia, 1980–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 97.9% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, 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 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Indonesia peaked at 97.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 78.0%, in 1980.
That places Indonesia 26th 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, male in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 78.0% | — |
| 1990 | 87.2% | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 94.5% | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 95.2% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 96.2% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 96.2% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 95.3% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 97.6% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.0% | 78.0% | 78.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 87.2% | 87.2% | 87.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 95.5% | 94.5% | 96.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 97.0% | 95.3% | 97.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 97.9% | 97.9% | 1 |
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More education data for Indonesia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.79 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9078 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0483 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.90 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0521 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.84 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5715 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.51 million (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Indonesia?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Indonesia was 97.9% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.0% in 1980.
- How does Indonesia rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- Indonesia ranks 26th out of 88 countries with data for 2020.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release