Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Indonesia
Indonesia: Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex was 21.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
21.4%
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
38th
of 129 countries
All-time high
31.9%
in 2005
All-time low
20.6%
in 2019
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Indonesia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Indonesia stood at 21.4%.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Indonesia peaked at 31.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 2019.
That places Indonesia 38th out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.4% | — |
| 2001 | 29.9% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 31.1% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 31.5% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 31.4% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 31.9% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 30.4% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 30.0% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 28.1% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 27.7% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 26.6% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 25.9% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 22.9% | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 22.9% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 22.4% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 22.5% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 21.7% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 20.6% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 21.8% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 22.4% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 22.3% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 21.4% | -4.4% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 21.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.9%, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 21.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.8%, 1.7× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.1% | 27.7% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 20.6% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 21.4% | 22.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 35 Saint Lucia 22.6% compare
- 36 Burkina Faso 21.6% compare
- 37 Angola 21.4% compare
- 39 Algeria 20.9% compare
- 40 Fiji 20.8% compare
- 41 El Salvador 20.5% compare
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 proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Indonesia?
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Indonesia was 21.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 2019.
- How does Indonesia rank for proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex?
- Indonesia ranks 38th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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