Proportion of total government spending on essential … education in Indonesia
Indonesia: Proportion of total government spending on essential … education was 14.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Indonesia, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Indonesia is 14.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Indonesia peaked at 21.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2001.
That places Indonesia 40th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential … education in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.7% | — |
| 2002 | 4.1% | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | +28.5% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | -24.8% |
| 2008 | 11.5% | +188.7% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | +41.2% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 16.5% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 21.1% | +26.1% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | -23.6% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 13.9% | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 14.5% | -0.1% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 14.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.4%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 14.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.8%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of total government spending on essential … education in Indonesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +188.7% | 4.0% | 11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5% | 3.7% | 16.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 16.1% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 13.9% | 17.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More education data for Indonesia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 90.4 (2018)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.12 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Indonesia?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Indonesia was 14.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2001.
- How does Indonesia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Indonesia ranks 40th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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