Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Indonesia
Indonesia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 22.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Indonesia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Indonesia stood at 22.5%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Indonesia peaked at 48.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2025.
That places Indonesia 84th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.1% | — |
| 2001 | 39.6% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 41.6% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 45.3% | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 48.4% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 48.7% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 46.0% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 43.2% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 41.9% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 41.5% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 39.8% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 37.0% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 34.2% | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 32.7% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 32.4% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 31.9% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 30.5% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 29.4% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 31.5% | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 35.2% | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 35.7% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 32.3% | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 28.7% | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 26.5% | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 24.6% | -7.2% |
| 2025 | 22.5% | -8.5% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 22.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.9%, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 22.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 21.0%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.5% | 39.1% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 29.4% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 22.5% | 35.7% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Indonesia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Indonesia was 22.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2025.
- How does Indonesia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Indonesia ranks 84th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release