School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Indonesia
Indonesia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 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 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% |
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
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (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)
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.