Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Indonesia
Indonesia: Literacy rates vs average years of schooling was 96 in 2020. β² Rising
Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Indonesia, 1950β2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Indonesia is 96, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Indonesia peaked at 96 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.5, in 1950.
That places Indonesia 50th out of 128 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 1 |
| 1980s | 67.31 | 67.31 | 67.31 | 1 |
| 1990s | 81.52 | 81.52 | 81.52 | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.78 | 90.38 | 92.58 | 4 |
| 2010s | 94.42 | 92.32 | 95.66 | 6 |
| 2020s | 96 | 96 | 96 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More education data for Indonesia
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 1.51 million (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.12 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Indonesia?
- Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Indonesia was 96 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 96 in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5 in 1950.
- How does Indonesia rank for literacy rates vs average years of schooling?
- Indonesia ranks 50th out of 128 countries with data for 2020.
- Is literacy rates vs average years of schooling rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rates vs average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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