Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Indonesia
Indonesia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 28.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Indonesia, 2001–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Indonesia stood at 28.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Indonesia peaked at 59.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2020.
That places Indonesia 62nd out of 184 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 59.9% | — |
| 2002 | 51.6% | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 47.5% | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 44.9% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 53.1% | +18.3% |
| 2006 | 49.9% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 44.4% | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 43.8% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 43.4% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 42.3% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 32.0% | -24.4% |
| 2012 | 29.6% | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 27.7% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 30.5% | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 26.5% | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 26.9% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 20.9% | -22.6% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | -40.4% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | +45.8% |
| 2022 | 19.3% | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 24.3% | +25.8% |
| 2024 | 28.0% | +15.2% |
| 2025 | 28.0% | -0.2% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 28.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.6%, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 28.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20.0%, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.7% | 43.4% | 59.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 18.5% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 11.8% | 28.0% | 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 sexes in Indonesia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Indonesia was 28.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2020.
- How does Indonesia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Indonesia ranks 62nd out of 184 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release