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Topic 04 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Indonesia: Education & Knowledge
How far does a country's schooling carry its children?
Indonesia is placed 117th of 198 countries on education & knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Out-of-School Rate, Primary 1.071 (2024); Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary 88.16 (2024).
Share
Education & Knowledge
117th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 1.071Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 2024Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
- 88.16Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, 2024Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
- 72.75Upper Secondary Completion Rate, 2025Upper secondary completion rate (%)
- 1.275Government Spending on Education, 2023Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Indonesia on education & knowledge — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Indonesia’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
1.071
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
Lower is better
Indonesia: 1.071. Across the 192 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.004 (United Arab Emirates) to 65.6 (Equatorial Guinea); the world median is 3.691.
- World median
- 3.691
- Best in South-eastern Asia
- 0.212 Singapore
- Land neighbours
- Malaysia 11.97 · Papua New Guinea 4.003 · Timor-Leste 6.877
Key 2 of 4
Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Indonesia’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
88.16
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
Higher is better
Indonesia: 88.16. Across the 187 countries at their latest reading, values run from 3.411 (Yemen) to 100 (United Arab Emirates); the world median is 85.9.
- World median
- 85.9
- Best in South-eastern Asia
- 96.66 Thailand
- Land neighbours
- Malaysia 85.43 · Papua New Guinea 65.31 · Timor-Leste 58.92
Key 3 of 4
Upper Secondary Completion Rate
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
72.75
Upper secondary completion rate (%)
Higher is better
Indonesia: 72.75. Across the 164 countries in this edition, values run from 2.13 (South Sudan) to 99.27 (South Korea); the world median is 64.87.
- World median
- 64.87
- Best in South-eastern Asia
- 73.54 Philippines
- Land neighbours
- Malaysia 63.26 · Papua New Guinea 14.24 · Timor-Leste 56.72
Key 4 of 4
Government Spending on Education
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY-SA 4.0
1.275
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
Higher is better
Indonesia: 1.275. Across the 123 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Somalia) to 16.39 (Kiribati); the world median is 3.709.
- World median
- 3.709
- Best in South-eastern Asia
- 5.241 Timor-Leste
- Land neighbours
- Malaysia 3.515 · Papua New Guinea 0.782 · Timor-Leste 5.241
02Over time
Which way Indonesia is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%) · lower is better
IndonesiaWorld median
Indonesia fell from 4.129 in 2001 to 1.071 in 2024; the world median went from 4.051 to 3.691.
Every year’s figures
Year Indonesia World median 2024 1.071 3.691 2023 0.727 3.393 2022 1.226 3.002 2021 1.442 3.330 2020 2.678 2.678 2019 1.722 2.758 2018 7.700 2.439 2017 6.391 2.907 2016 6.065 2.954 2015 — 3.052 2014 3.532 3.904 2013 1.822 3.413 2012 0.236 3.408 2011 1.821 3.626 2010 0.391 3.491 2009 0.983 3.577 2008 2.561 3.878 2007 2.053 4.029 2006 4.151 4.338 2005 5.831 4.571 2004 5.155 3.791 2003 4.485 4.412 2002 4.373 4.144 2001 4.129 4.051 2000 — 8.642 Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) · higher is better
IndonesiaWorld median
Indonesia fell from 89.02 in 2006 to 88.16 in 2024; the world median went from 84.03 to 85.9.
Every year’s figures
Year Indonesia World median 2024 88.2 85.9 2023 89.3 87.6 2022 84.6 87.7 2021 85.4 87.0 2020 76.2 88.3 2019 78.5 88.8 2018 — 89.6 2017 — 87.4 2016 — 87.9 2015 — 88.2 2014 — 89.2 2013 — 88.0 2012 99.5 85.4 2011 — 86.2 2010 90.4 86.1 2009 94.5 84.8 2008 — 85.8 2007 95.6 86.7 2006 89.0 84.0 2005 — 82.2 2004 — 81.8 2003 — 78.3 2002 — 80.0 2001 — 80.8 2000 — 66.3 Upper Secondary Completion Rate
Upper secondary completion rate (%) · higher is better
IndonesiaWorld median
Indonesia rose from 38.74 in 2000 to 72.75 in 2025; the world median went from 38 to 64.87.
Every year’s figures
Year Indonesia World median 2025 72.8 64.9 2024 71.8 65.0 2023 70.8 64.2 2022 69.7 63.6 2021 68.6 62.9 2020 67.5 62.2 2019 66.4 61.5 2018 65.1 60.9 2017 63.6 60.5 2016 61.7 60.1 2015 59.7 58.9 2014 57.3 57.0 2013 54.8 54.7 2012 52.3 52.4 2011 50.3 50.9 2010 48.8 49.5 2009 47.5 48.5 2008 46.4 47.4 2007 45.3 46.2 2006 44.3 45.0 2005 43.4 43.8 2004 42.5 42.9 2003 41.4 41.6 2002 40.4 40.3 2001 39.5 39.0 2000 38.7 38.0 Government Spending on Education
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP) · higher is better
IndonesiaWorld median
Indonesia fell from 2.46 in 2001 to 1.275 in 2023; the world median went from 4.1 to 3.709.
Every year’s figures
Year Indonesia World median 2023 1.28 3.7092 2022 0.86 4.0570 2021 1.03 4.2611 2020 1.02 4.4056 2019 0.96 4.1407 2018 0.99 4.2159 2017 1.05 4.1401 2016 1.21 4.2342 2015 3.58 4.2386 2014 3.29 4.2005 2013 3.36 4.3493 2012 3.41 4.0348 2011 3.19 3.9987 2010 2.81 4.1396 2009 3.53 4.6638 2008 2.90 4.4226 2007 3.04 4.1717 2006 — 4.0593 2005 2.87 4.0557 2004 2.75 3.9745 2003 3.22 4.1595 2002 2.65 4.0173 2001 2.46 4.1002 2000 — 3.8861
03In context
Indonesia beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on education & knowledge, never a place within the region.
Indonesia and the countries it borders
Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Out-of-School Rate, PrimaryOut-of-school rate, primary age (%) | Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before PrimaryChildren one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) | Upper Secondary Completion RateUpper secondary completion rate (%) | Government Spending on EducationGovernment expenditure on education (% of GDP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 117th | 1.071 | 88.16 | 72.75 | 1.275 |
 Timor-Leste | =123rd | 6.877 | 58.92 | 56.72 | 5.241 |
 Malaysiacompare | =131st | 11.97 | 85.43 | 63.26 | 3.515 |
 Papua New Guinea | 172nd | 4.003 | 65.31 | 14.24 | 0.782 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across South-eastern Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on education & knowledge
The countries immediately above and below Indonesia in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Indonesia is ahead of the world, and behind
34 more statistics filed under education & knowledge, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median8
Statistics on which Indonesia does better than the middle country measured.
Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary AgeUIS · 2024 · world median 6.3430.366.343▲ Improved since 2014
Indonesia: 0.36 · world median 6.343 · Out-of-school rate, lower secondary age (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.011 to 79.71; lower is better.
Position 110th of 116 · derived, 1st = worst.
Secondary School EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 93.1998.8493.19▲ Improved since 2014
Indonesia: 98.84 · world median 93.19 · Gross secondary enrolment ratio (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 19.87 to 158.55; higher is better.
Position 40th of 109 · derived.
Primary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 97.4398.8997.43▲ Improved since 2015
Indonesia: 98.89 · world median 97.43 · Primary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 7.94 to 100; higher is better.
Position 63rd of 165 · derived.
Adult Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 93.999693.99No earlier reading
Indonesia: 96 · world median 93.99 · Adults 15+ who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.83 to 100; higher is better.
Position 73rd of 172 · derived.
Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary CompletionUIS · 2024 · world median 0.5290.6830.529No earlier reading
Indonesia: 0.683 · world median 0.529 · Adjusted wealth parity index, lower secondary completion (poorest vs richest fifth; 1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.032 to 1.022; higher is better.
Lower Secondary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 89.2191.3689.21▲ Improved since 2015
Indonesia: 91.36 · world median 89.21 · Lower secondary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13.73 to 100; higher is better.
Position 76th of 164 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 60.0866.2360.08No earlier reading
Indonesia: 66.23 · world median 60.08 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 98.78; higher is better.
Pupils per Qualified Teacher, PrimaryUIS · 2024 · world median 20.6720.2120.67▼ Worsened since 2016
Indonesia: 20.21 · world median 20.67 · Primary pupils per qualified teacher (headcount basis). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 8.244 to 284.7; lower is better.
Position 48th of 92 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median20
Statistics on which Indonesia does worse than the middle country measured.
Learning-Adjusted Years of SchoolWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 7.9417.8287.941▲ Improved since 2010
Indonesia: 7.828 · world median 7.941 · Learning-adjusted years of school (0–14). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.207 to 12.81; higher is better.
Position 89th of 172 · derived.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.9338.6979.933No real change since 2013
Indonesia: 8.697 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 119th of 193 · derived.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.95395.34701.95No earlier reading
Indonesia: 395.34 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 90th of 145 · derived.
Harmonized Test ScoresWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 414.32394.92414.32▲ Improved since 2010
Indonesia: 394.92 · world median 414.32 · Harmonized test score (TIMSS-equivalent points; 300 = minimum, 625 = advanced attainment). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 304.92 to 575.27; higher is better.
Position 107th of 172 · derived.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.6677.4798.66▲ Improved since 2021
Indonesia: 77.47 · world median 98.66 · Primary schools with internet access for teaching (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Learning PovertyWorld Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics · 2023 · world median 34.0252.8234.02No earlier reading
Indonesia: 52.82 · world median 34.02 · 10-year-olds who cannot read and understand a simple text (%). World Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.331 to 98.5; lower is better.
Position 47th of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Youth Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 98.2293.7998.22No earlier reading
Indonesia: 93.79 · world median 98.22 · 15–24 year-olds who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 36.7 to 100; higher is better.
Primary Schools with ElectricityUIS · 2024 · world median 10098.25100▲ Improved since 2016
Indonesia: 98.25 · world median 100 · Primary schools with access to electricity (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.246 to 100; higher is better.
Pre-Primary Net Enrolment RateUIS · 2024 · world median 65.9345.665.93▲ Improved since 2014
Indonesia: 45.6 · world median 65.93 · Net enrolment rate, pre-primary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.779 to 99.85; higher is better.
Position 81st of 120 · derived.
Intergenerational Persistence in EducationWorld Bank Group · 2017 · world median 0.4460.4980.446No earlier reading
Indonesia: 0.498 · world median 0.446 · Correlation between own and parents' years of schooling, born 1980–89 (0–1). World Bank Group, 2017 edition, data for 2017.
Published values in that edition run from 0.123 to 0.66; lower is better.
Position 50th of 153 · derived, 1st = worst.
Academic Freedom IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.6190.330.619▼ Worsened since 2015
Indonesia: 0.33 · world median 0.619 · Academic freedom index (0–1). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.019 to 0.978; higher is better.
Position 122nd of 176 · derived.
Bachelor's or Higher AttainmentUIS · 2023 · world median 19.869.32719.86▲ Improved since 2013
Indonesia: 9.327 · world median 19.86 · Adults 25+ who completed a bachelor's degree or higher (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.135 to 52.72; higher is better.
Position 66th of 90 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 43.817.5443.8No earlier reading
Indonesia: 17.54 · world median 43.8 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.8 to 93.42; higher is better.
Upper Secondary AttainmentUIS · 2023 · world median 65.7639.165.76No real change since 2013
Indonesia: 39.1 · world median 65.76 · Adults 25+ who completed upper secondary or higher (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.26 to 97.89; higher is better.
Position 77th of 95 · derived.
PISA Science PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 446.93382.86446.93▲ Improved since 2012
Indonesia: 382.86 · world median 446.93 · Mean science score. OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 347.1 to 561.43; higher is better.
Position 66th of 79 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2023 · world median 48.918.3448.9No earlier reading
Indonesia: 18.34 · world median 48.9 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.73 to 91.73; higher is better.
PISA Mathematics PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 442.09365.53442.09▲ Improved since 2012
Indonesia: 365.53 · world median 442.09 · Mean mathematics score. OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 336.4 to 574.66; higher is better.
Position 68th of 79 · derived.
PISA Reading PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 440.35358.57440.35▲ Improved since 2012
Indonesia: 358.57 · world median 440.35 · Mean reading score. OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 328.84 to 542.55; higher is better.
Position 69th of 79 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2022 · world median 58.5925.4658.59No earlier reading
Indonesia: 25.46 · world median 58.59 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 5.043 to 88.83; higher is better.
Qualified Teachers in Primary EducationUIS · 2024 · world median 93.6633.5193.66No real change since 2023
Indonesia: 33.51 · world median 93.66 · Primary teachers with the minimum qualifications their country requires (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3413.3413.34No real change since 2013
Indonesia: 13.34 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 98th of 195 · derived.
No better end5
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,240439,2472,240No real change since 2022
Indonesia: 439,247 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Female Share of ResearchersUIS · 2024 · world median 38.1743.5538.17No earlier reading
Indonesia: 43.55 · world median 38.17 · Researchers who are women (% of headcount; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.54.
Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of BirthNobel Prize Outreach · 2025 · world median 212No earlier reading
Indonesia: 1 · world median 2 · Laureates born in the country, 1901 to date (people). Nobel Prize Outreach, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 296.
Trust in ScientistsWellcome Trust · 2020 · world median 34.3511.8234.35Moved since 2018
Indonesia: 11.82 · world median 34.35 · People aged 15+ who trust scientists in their country 'a lot' (%). Wellcome Trust, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 9.335 to 72.35.
Outbound Mobility Ratio, TertiaryUIS · 2023 · world median 5.2790.7125.279Moved since 2013
Indonesia: 0.712 · world median 5.279 · Outbound mobility ratio, tertiary (% of tertiary enrolment at home). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.333 to 1,724.
No current reading for Indonesia
Female Share of STEM Graduates (last 2018), Gender Parity Index, Tertiary Enrolment (last 2023), Government Funding per Primary Student (last 2015), Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary (last 2018), Research and Development Spending (last 2020), School Life Expectancy (last 2023), Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes (last 2018) and Tertiary Enrolment Ratio (last 2023). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Education & Knowledge among Indonesia’s 15 topics
Education & Knowledge is Indonesia’s 8th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Digital & Technology33rd of 1984/4 keys
- Mobility & Tradejoint 30th of 1774/4 keys
- Work & Labour34th of 1824/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions78th of 1944/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture83rd of 1844/4 keys
- Peace & Security98th of 1774/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties114th of 1984/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge117th of 1984/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital118th of 1963/3 keys
- Gender & Equality113th of 1834/4 keys
- Economy & Innovationjoint 110th of 1764/4 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 131st of 1934/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing137th of 2003/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability131st of 1864/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality114th of 1593/3 keys
No standing on Energy: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on education & knowledge
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Indonesia can most readily be measured against.
1
United Arab EmiratesWestern Asia
1st of 198 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
GreeceSouthern Europe
2nd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
PolandEastern Europe
3rd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich) · CC BY 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
Moldova7th4/4 keysHighest in Asia
United Arab Emirates1st2/4 keysHighest in South-eastern Asia
Singapore71st3/4 keysThis page
Indonesia117th4/4 keys
Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Indonesia on education & knowledge: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Indonesia rank on education & knowledge?
Indonesia is placed 117th of 198 countries on Education & Knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Out-of-School Rate, Primary, Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, Upper Secondary Completion Rate and Government Spending on Education). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Out-of-School Rate, Primary figure for Indonesia?
1.071 in 2024 (out-of-school rate, primary age (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 3.691.
What is the latest Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary figure for Indonesia?
88.16 in 2024 (children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 85.9.
How does Indonesia compare with Malaysia on education & knowledge?
Malaysia is placed joint 131st of 198, and Indonesia 117th. Out-of-School Rate, Primary: Malaysia 11.97, Indonesia 1.071; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary: Malaysia 85.43, Indonesia 88.16; Upper Secondary Completion Rate: Malaysia 63.26, Indonesia 72.75; Government Spending on Education: Malaysia 3.515, Indonesia 1.275.
How have Indonesia’s education & knowledge figures changed?
Out-of-School Rate, Primary fell from 4.129 in 2001 to 1.071 in 2024; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary fell from 89.02 in 2006 to 88.16 in 2024; Upper Secondary Completion Rate rose from 38.74 in 2000 to 72.75 in 2025; Government Spending on Education fell from 2.46 in 2001 to 1.275 in 2023.
Which education & knowledge statistics are missing for Indonesia?
No current reading is published for Indonesia on Female Share of STEM Graduates, Gender Parity Index, Tertiary Enrolment, Government Funding per Primary Student, Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary, Research and Development Spending, School Life Expectancy, Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes and Tertiary Enrolment Ratio. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
How much children actually learn is only partly covered. International test scores exist for a limited group of countries, and they are published here as context rather than used as a key, because a key must describe most of the world. Universities, research, and youth and adult literacy also appear as context.
How the Education & Knowledge standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The education & knowledge method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Out-of-School Rate, Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Upper Secondary Completion Rate — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Spending on Education — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 34 statistics on this page come from 9 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Indonesia’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Indonesia (banner) — Dohduhdah, CC0
- United Arab Emirates — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Greece — User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Poland — Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich), CC BY 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Indonesia: Education & Knowledge — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/indonesia/education