Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Indonesia
Indonesia: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 7.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Indonesia, 2001–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Indonesia is 7.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Indonesia peaked at 23.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2020.
Indonesia ranks 98th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 23.8% | — |
| 2002 | 21.8% | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 19.5% | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 18.7% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 21.3% | +14.2% |
| 2006 | 20.3% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 15.9% | -21.5% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | -14.8% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 12.1% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -42.3% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -16.6% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | +10.8% |
| 2024 | 7.5% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 7.8% | +4.3% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 7.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.8%, 89% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 7.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.8%, 89% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.3% | 15.6% | 23.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 7.0% | 14.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 5.8% | 7.8% | 6 |
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 out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Indonesia?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Indonesia was 7.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2020.
- How does Indonesia rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Indonesia ranks 98th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release