Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Indonesia
Indonesia: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 index in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Indonesia, 1980–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 1.02 index for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in 2022. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Indonesia peaked at 1.02 index in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.91 index, in 1980.
That places Indonesia 11th out of 96 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.91 index | — |
| 1990 | 0.98 index | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 1 index | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.99 index | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1 index | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9936 index | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1 index | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.02 index | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.91 index | 0.91 index | 0.91 index | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.98 index | 0.98 index | 0.98 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9975 index | 0.99 index | 1 index | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9991 index | 0.9936 index | 1 index | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 1 index | 1.02 index | 2 |
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 literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Indonesia?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Indonesia was 1.02 index in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 index in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.91 index in 1980.
- How does Indonesia rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Indonesia ranks 11th out of 96 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.