Official entrance age to compulsory education in Indonesia

Indonesia: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 7 years in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
7 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 195 countries
All-time high
7 years
in 2002
All-time low
7 years
in 2002
Years of data
18
2002–2019

Official entrance age to compulsory education in Indonesia, 2002–2019

024682002201020192002: 7 years2003: 7 years2004: 7 years2005: 7 years2006: 7 years2007: 7 years2008: 7 years2009: 7 years2010: 7 years2011: 7 years2012: 7 years2013: 7 years2014: 7 years2015: 7 years2016: 7 years2017: 7 years2018: 7 years2019: 7 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Indonesia recorded 7 years for official entrance age to compulsory education in 2019. That is the highest value across all 18 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 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Official entrance age to compulsory education in Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for Official entrance age to compulsory education (years) in Indonesia, 2002 to 2019.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7 years 7 years 7 years 8
2010s 7 years 7 years 7 years 10

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  11. 1 Republic of Moldova 7 years compare
  12. 1 Namibia 7 years compare
  13. 1 Romania 7 years compare
  14. 1 Russian Federation 7 years compare
  15. 1 Rwanda 7 years compare
  16. 1 Serbia 7 years compare
  17. 1 South Africa 7 years compare
  18. 1 Suriname 7 years compare
  19. 1 Tajikistan 7 years compare
  20. 1 Tanzania, United Republic of 7 years compare
  21. 1 Uzbekistan 7 years compare
  22. 1 Zambia 7 years compare

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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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 2019, 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 195 countries with data for 2019.
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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Indicator
Official entrance age to compulsory education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 4,083 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Official age when students should enter compulsory education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.