Indonesia: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2017, Indonesia's persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) rose 0.62 percentage points on 2016 (from 98.88% to 99.51%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2016), the average change was +0.76 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 4.89 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 18.73 percentage points in 1977 and the biggest yearly fall was 11.71 percentage points in 1973. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2008 to 2017 the straight-line trend is upward, about 1 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 35% of the movement over 8 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

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Closest to Indonesia in the 2017 ranking

• Thailand — 2nd of 6: 98.73%
• Namibia — 3rd of 6: 91.57%
• Bhutan — 4th of 6: 89.54%

What this measures

Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.

Limitations: The estimates have limitations in capturing real trend in that an observed rate will be applied to the underlying indicators such as repetition rate and promotion rate throughout the cohort life, and re-entrants, grade skipping, migration or transfers during a school year are not adequately captured.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 36 values

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) in nearby economies

• Brunei Darussalam — 99.17% (2019)
• Cambodia — 84.07% (2019)
• China — 99.79% (2020)
• Fiji — 94.83% (2023)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 97.59% (2023)
• Kiribati — 89.75% (2023)
• Korea, Rep. — 98.9% (2023)
• Lao PDR — 82.05% (2019)
• Macao SAR, China — 99.55% (2023)
• Malaysia — 88.48% (2023)

More education data for Indonesia

• Primary school starting age (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 13 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 28.68 million (2025)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 100.37% (2025)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 99.06% (2025)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 101.61% (2025)
• Primary education, teachers — 1.51 million (2025)
• Secondary education, pupils — 27.84 million (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Indonesia's persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort)?

99.51% in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 31.61 percentage points from 67.9% in 1971. The highest value was 99.51% in 2017 and the lowest 56.07% in 1973.

Is the latest change in persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) unusual for Indonesia?

In 2017, Indonesia's persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) rose 0.62 percentage points on 2016 (from 98.88% to 99.51%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2016), the average change was +0.76 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 4.89 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.PRS5.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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