Years of schooling in Indonesia
Indonesia: Years of schooling was 8.7 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
8.7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
119th
of 192 countries
All-time high
8.7
in 2021
All-time low
3.22
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Years of schooling in Indonesia, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for years of schooling in Indonesia is 8.7, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, years of schooling in Indonesia peaked at 8.7 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.22, in 1990.
That places Indonesia 119th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Years of schooling in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.22 | — |
| 1991 | 3.49 | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 3.77 | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 4.04 | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 4.31 | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 4.59 | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 4.86 | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 5.13 | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 5.41 | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 5.68 | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 5.95 | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 6.22 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 6.5 | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 6.77 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 7.04 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 7.32 | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 7.59 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 7.02 | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 7.07 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 7.31 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 7.41 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 7.51 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 7.61 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 7.7 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 7.8 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 7.91 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 7.98 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 8.24 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 8.16 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 8.36 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 8.56 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 8.7 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 8.7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.7 | +0.0% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 8.7 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.11, 86% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 8.7 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.43, 92% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.45 | 3.22 | 5.68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.88 | 5.95 | 7.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.87 | 7.41 | 8.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.66 | 8.56 | 8.7 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
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 years of schooling in Indonesia?
- Years of schooling in Indonesia was 8.7 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest years of schooling recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7 in 2021.
- What is the lowest years of schooling recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.22 in 1990.
- How does Indonesia rank for years of schooling?
- Indonesia ranks 119th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is years of schooling rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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