Over-age students, primary in Indonesia
Indonesia: Over-age students, primary was 1.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Indonesia, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary in Indonesia is 1.3%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 58.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Indonesia peaked at 13.5% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2018.
Indonesia ranks 160th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 13.5% | — |
| 1972 | 13.2% | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 12.6% | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 11.7% | -7.4% |
| 1976 | 10.8% | -7.8% |
| 1977 | 10.7% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 10.7% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 13.1% | +22.1% |
| 1982 | 10.1% | -22.9% |
| 1983 | 9.1% | -10.0% |
| 1984 | 12.5% | +37.6% |
| 1985 | 12.3% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 11.5% | -6.5% |
| 1987 | 11.8% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 9.4% | -20.5% |
| 1989 | 8.9% | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 9.0% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 8.6% | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 7.9% | -8.0% |
| 1993 | 8.0% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 8.1% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 7.7% | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 7.7% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5.9% | -23.0% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | +22.9% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | -55.3% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -54.2% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.9% | 10.7% | 13.5% | 7 |
| 1980s | 11.0% | 8.9% | 13.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 7.7% | 9.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 3.2% | 7.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.3% | 3.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
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 over-age students, primary in Indonesia?
- Over-age students, primary in Indonesia was 1.3% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 1971.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2018.
- How does Indonesia rank for over-age students, primary?
- Indonesia ranks 160th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.