Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Indonesia
Indonesia: Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education was 18.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Indonesia, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Indonesia stood at 18.3%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Indonesia peaked at 34.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 2022.
That places Indonesia 61st out of 63 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.5% | — |
| 2003 | 21.9% | -17.4% |
| 2006 | 34.2% | +56.6% |
| 2009 | 23.3% | -31.9% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 31.4% | +29.0% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | -34.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.5% | 21.9% | 34.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 24.3% | 31.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 18.3% | 18.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More education data for Indonesia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.84 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5715 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.51 million (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.32 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.51 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9123 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.19 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.16 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Indonesia?
- Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Indonesia was 18.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 2022.
- How does Indonesia rank for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education?
- Indonesia ranks 61st out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).