Secondary education, pupils in Indonesia

Indonesia: Secondary education, pupils was 49.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
49.2%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
89th
of 203 countries
All-time high
49.6%
in 2012
All-time low
34.2%
in 1970
Years of data
42
1970–2018

Secondary education, pupils in Indonesia, 1970–2018

010203040501970199420181970: 34.2 % female1971: 36.5 % female1972: 35.7 % female1973: 35.9 % female1974: 36.7 % female1975: 38.3 % female1976: 38.5 % female1977: 38.7 % female1978: 39.1 % female1981: 40.1 % female1982: 40.5 % female1983: 41.9 % female1984: 41.9 % female1988: 44 % female1989: 44.4 % female1990: 44.9 % female1991: 44.5 % female1992: 44.6 % female1993: 44.1 % female1994: 45.2 % female1995: 45.5 % female1996: 45.7 % female1999: 48.1 % female2000: 48.5 % female2001: 48.8 % female2002: 49 % female2003: 49 % female2004: 49.1 % female2005: 49 % female2006: 49.3 % female2007: 49.4 % female2008: 49 % female2009: 49 % female2010: 49.3 % female2011: 49.1 % female2012: 49.6 % female2013: 48.1 % female2014: 48.6 % female2015: 48.8 % female2016: 49.4 % female2017: 49.2 % female2018: 49.2 % female

Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.

Analysis

The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils in Indonesia is 49.2%, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Indonesia peaked at 49.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 34.2%, in 1970.

Indonesia ranks 89th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Secondary education, pupils in Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, pupils (% female) in Indonesia, 1970 to 2018.
Year % female Change
1970 34.2%
1971 36.5% +6.7%
1972 35.7% -2.1%
1973 35.9% +0.7%
1974 36.7% +2.1%
1975 38.3% +4.3%
1976 38.5% +0.6%
1977 38.7% +0.4%
1978 39.1% +1.2%
1981 40.1% +2.6%
1982 40.5% +0.9%
1983 41.9% +3.5%
1984 41.9% -0.0%
1988 44.0% +5.0%
1989 44.4% +1.0%
1990 44.9% +1.0%
1991 44.5% -0.8%
1992 44.6% +0.3%
1993 44.1% -1.2%
1994 45.2% +2.4%
1995 45.5% +0.6%
1996 45.7% +0.4%
1999 48.1% +5.4%
2000 48.5% +0.7%
2001 48.8% +0.7%
2002 49.0% +0.4%
2003 49.0% -0.0%
2004 49.1% +0.2%
2005 49.0% -0.2%
2006 49.3% +0.8%
2007 49.4% +0.0%
2008 49.0% -0.7%
2009 49.0% -0.0%
2010 49.3% +0.5%
2011 49.1% -0.3%
2012 49.6% +0.9%
2013 48.1% -3.0%
2014 48.6% +1.1%
2015 48.8% +0.5%
2016 49.4% +1.3%
2017 49.2% -0.4%
2018 49.2% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 37.1% 34.2% 39.1% 9
1980s 42.1% 40.1% 44.4% 6
1990s 45.3% 44.1% 48.1% 8
2000s 49.0% 48.5% 49.4% 10
2010s 49.0% 48.1% 49.6% 9

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 86 Estonia 49.3% compare
  2. 87 Chile 49.2% compare
  3. 88 United States Virgin Islands 49.2% compare
  4. 90 Dominica 49.2% compare
  5. 91 Luxembourg 49.2% compare
  6. 92 Sierra Leone 49.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, pupils in Indonesia?
Secondary education, pupils in Indonesia was 49.2% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 49.6% in 2012.
What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 34.2% in 1970.
How does Indonesia rank for secondary education, pupils?
Indonesia ranks 89th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Indonesia data come from?
The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Secondary education, pupils (% female)
Unit
% female
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 7,958 data points, 1970–2019
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.