Official entrance age to compulsory education in Indonesia
Indonesia: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 7 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
7 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 200 countries
All-time high
7 years
in 2002
All-time low
7 years
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Indonesia, 2002–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to compulsory education in Indonesia stood at 7 years. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Indonesia peaked at 7 years in 2002 and was at its lowest, 7 years, in 2002.
Indonesia ranks 1st of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 7 years | — |
| 2003 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 1 Afghanistan 7 years compare
- 1 Anguilla 5 years compare
- 1 Cook Islands 5 years compare
- 1 Estonia 7 years compare
- 1 Ethiopia 7 years compare
- 1 Guinea 7 years compare
- 1 Gambia 7 years compare
- 1 Equatorial Guinea 7 years compare
- 1 Croatia 7 years compare
- 1 Liechtenstein 7 years compare
- 1 Mali 7 years compare
- 1 Montserrat 5 years compare
- 1 Namibia 7 years compare
- 1 Niue 5 years compare
- 1 Romania 7 years compare
- 1 Russian Federation 7 years compare
- 1 Serbia 7 years compare
- 1 Suriname 7 years compare
- 1 Tajikistan 7 years compare
- 1 Tokelau 5 years compare
- 1 Tanzania, United Republic of 7 years compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 7 years compare
- 1 South Africa 7 years compare
- 1 Zambia 7 years compare
More education data for Indonesia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Indonesia?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Indonesia was 7 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 7 years in 2002.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 years in 2002.
- How does Indonesia rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Indonesia ranks 1st out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release