Adult Literacy Rate in Indonesia
Indonesia: Adult Literacy Rate was 96 in 2020. β² Rising
Adult Literacy Rate in Indonesia, 1980β2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 96 for adult literacy rate in 2020. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate in Indonesia peaked at 96 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 67.31, in 1980.
That places Indonesia 36th out of 110 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 67.31 | 67.31 | 67.31 | 1 |
| 1990s | 81.52 | 81.52 | 81.52 | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.78 | 90.38 | 92.58 | 4 |
| 2010s | 94.42 | 92.32 | 95.66 | 6 |
| 2020s | 96 | 96 | 96 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More gender data for Indonesia
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2.26 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2.14 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2.26 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2.27 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 2.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 2.28 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 2.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 2.29 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate in Indonesia?
- Adult literacy rate in Indonesia was 96 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 96 in 2020.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.31 in 1980.
- How does Indonesia rank for adult literacy rate?
- Indonesia ranks 36th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adult literacy rate rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Adult Literacy Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on educational outcomes.