Indonesia's adult literacy rose from 67.3 % in 1980 to 96.0 % in 2020.
Indonesia's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 111.4 % in 1996 to 100.4 % in 2025.
Indonesia · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 16 with data
Literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24)
% of people ages 15–24
39th of 58 · 8th in East Asia & Pacific
Indonesia's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 85.4 % in 1980 to 93.8 % in 2022.
Indonesia's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 50.3 % in 1996 to 97.2 % in 2025.
Indonesia's tertiary enrolment rose from 10.5 % in 1994 to 44.9 % in 2023.
Indonesia's children out of school, primary fell from 1.49M in 1992 to 250,575 in 2025.
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- Primary completion ratedown −2.1 pts35th of 137
- Tertiary attainmentdown −0.1 pts77th of 111*
- Tertiary educational attainment (ages 25–34)down −0.7 pts48th of 50*
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)down −0.2 pts85th of 117*
- Expected years of schoolingdown −0.1 yrs98th of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.6 yrs84th of 145
- Learning poverty6th of 7*
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- Education spendingup +0.4 pts115th of 121
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)up +1.9 pts44th of 60
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primaryup +6.0 %33rd of 90