Share of children who have completed primary school in Indonesia
Indonesia: Share of children who have completed primary school was 98.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children who have completed primary school in Indonesia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 98.9% for share of children who have completed primary school in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who have completed primary school in Indonesia peaked at 98.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 76.3%, in 1981.
That places Indonesia 63rd out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of children who have completed primary school in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 76.3% | — |
| 1982 | 77.6% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 79.1% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 80.5% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 81.9% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 83.3% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 84.5% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 85.4% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 86.2% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 86.9% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 87.5% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 88.1% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 88.5% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 88.8% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 89.2% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 89.6% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 90.0% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 90.3% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 90.7% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 91.1% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 91.5% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 91.8% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 92.2% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 92.5% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 92.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 93.2% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 93.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 94.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 94.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 94.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 95.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 95.8% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 96.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 96.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 96.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 97.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 97.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 97.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 98.1% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 98.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.7%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 98.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.6%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 81.7% | 76.3% | 86.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 89.0% | 86.9% | 90.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.7% | 91.1% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.5% | 94.9% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.1% | 98.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 60 Belgium 98.9% compare
- 60 Costa Rica 98.9% compare
- 62 Fiji 98.9% compare
- 63 Montenegro 98.9% compare
- 65 Moldova 98.8% compare
- 66 Tajikistan 98.8% 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 share of children who have completed primary school in Indonesia?
- Share of children who have completed primary school in Indonesia was 98.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.3% in 1981.
- How does Indonesia rank for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Indonesia ranks 63rd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children who have completed primary school rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.