School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in Indonesia
Indonesia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) was 13.61 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Indonesia, 1970–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Indonesia stood at 13.61 years. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Indonesia peaked at 13.61 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.26 years, in 1970.
That places Indonesia 88th out of 183 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.26 years | — |
| 1972 | 6.53 years | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 6.47 years | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 6.5 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 6.7 years | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 6.88 years | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 7.07 years | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 7.65 years | +8.2% |
| 1981 | 8.53 years | +11.6% |
| 1982 | 8.91 years | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 9.25 years | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 9.52 years | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 10.02 years | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 10.34 years | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 10.33 years | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 10.32 years | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 10.07 years | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 9.88 years | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 9.77 years | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 9.72 years | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 9.89 years | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 10.06 years | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 10.22 years | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 10.52 years | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 10.57 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 10.68 years | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 10.57 years | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 10.64 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 10.76 years | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 10.97 years | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 11.07 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 10.95 years | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 11 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 11.67 years | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 11.68 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12.14 years | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 12.33 years | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 12.59 years | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 12.89 years | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 12.92 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 12.88 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 13.34 years | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 13.36 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 13.53 years | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 13.61 years | +0.6% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 13.61 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.93 years, 98% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 13.61 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.38 years, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.75 years | 6.26 years | 7.65 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 9.65 years | 8.53 years | 10.34 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 10.14 years | 9.72 years | 10.68 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.14 years | 10.57 years | 12.14 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.05 years | 12.33 years | 13.61 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 85 Fiji 13.92 years compare
- 86 Aruba 13.69 years compare
- 87 Malaysia 13.68 years compare
- 89 South Africa 13.54 years compare
- 90 North Macedonia 13.51 years compare
- 91 Azerbaijan 13.47 years compare
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 school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Indonesia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Indonesia was 13.61 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.61 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.26 years in 1970.
- How does Indonesia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Indonesia ranks 88th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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 life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.