School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) in Indonesia
Indonesia: School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) was 5.94 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Indonesia, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 5.94 years for school life expectancy, secondary, male in 2025.
The figure is up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Indonesia peaked at 5.94 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.41 years, in 1971.
That places Indonesia 93rd out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.43 years | — |
| 1971 | 1.41 years | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 1.49 years | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 1.5 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 1.53 years | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 1.6 years | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 1.64 years | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 1.69 years | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 1.77 years | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 2.01 years | +13.1% |
| 1982 | 2.15 years | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 2.33 years | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 2.35 years | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 3.28 years | +39.4% |
| 1989 | 3.25 years | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 3.06 years | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 2.96 years | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 2.9 years | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 2.9 years | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.9 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.05 years | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 3.22 years | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 3.33 years | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 3.36 years | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 3.39 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 3.45 years | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 3.63 years | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 3.75 years | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 3.67 years | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 3.83 years | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 4.25 years | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 4.18 years | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 4.43 years | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 4.49 years | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 4.64 years | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 4.72 years | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 5.05 years | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 5.07 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 5.32 years | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 5.24 years | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 5.42 years | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 5.56 years | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 5.63 years | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 5.8 years | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 5.83 years | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 5.82 years | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 5.65 years | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 5.94 years | +5.0% |
| 2025 | 5.94 years | -0.0% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 5.94 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.52 years, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 5.94 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.6 years, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) in Indonesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +39.4% | 2.35 years | 3.28 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.56 years | 1.41 years | 1.77 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.56 years | 2.01 years | 3.28 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 3.04 years | 2.9 years | 3.33 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.79 years | 3.36 years | 4.43 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.11 years | 4.49 years | 5.63 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.83 years | 5.65 years | 5.94 years | 6 |
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 school life expectancy, secondary, male in Indonesia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in Indonesia was 5.94 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.94 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.41 years in 1971.
- How does Indonesia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Indonesia ranks 93rd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release