School enrollment, primary in Indonesia
Indonesia: School enrollment, primary was 100.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Indonesia, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2025, school enrollment, primary in Indonesia stood at 100.4%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Indonesia peaked at 121.9% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 84.2%, in 1970.
Indonesia ranks 105th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 87.9% | 84.2% | 99.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 117.3% | 109.6% | 121.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 111.9% | 110.8% | 114.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 109.6% | 107.7% | 111.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 108.7% | 101.3% | 115.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 98.2% | 101.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More education data for Indonesia
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 5 years (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)
- Primary education, teachers 1.51 million (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.12 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Indonesia?
- School enrollment, primary in Indonesia was 100.4% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 121.9% in 1985.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.2% in 1970.
- How does Indonesia rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Indonesia ranks 105th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.