Literacy rate, youth total in Indonesia
Indonesia: Literacy rate, youth total was 93.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth total in Indonesia, 1980–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of people ages 15-24.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 93.8% for literacy rate, youth total in 2022.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth total in Indonesia peaked at 99.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 85.4%, in 1980.
Indonesia ranks 62nd 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, youth total in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % of people ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 85.4% | — |
| 1990 | 96.2% | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 98.7% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 96.7% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 99.5% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.6% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 99.7% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 93.8% | -6.0% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 93.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.9%, 95% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 93.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 99.0%, 95% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 85.4% | 85.4% | 85.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 96.2% | 96.2% | 96.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.6% | 96.7% | 99.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 98.6% | 99.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 93.8% | 99.8% | 2 |
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, youth total in Indonesia?
- Literacy rate, youth total in Indonesia was 93.8% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth total recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth total recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.4% in 1980.
- How does Indonesia rank for literacy rate, youth total?
- Indonesia ranks 62nd out of 95 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, youth total rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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, youth total (% of people ages 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.