Education · Indonesia
Yearly data from 1970 to 2023, from the World Bank.
Indonesia's school enrollment, tertiary (% gross) was 44.88% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 14.99 percentage points from 29.89% in 2013.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 44.88% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 36.15% | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 29.89% | 2013 |
| Highest | 44.88% | 2023 |
| Lowest | 2.3% | 1977 |
| Average since 2014 | 37.27% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 2.8% | 1970 |
Over five years it is up 8.73 percentage points from 36.15% in 2018. Since 1970 it is up 42.08 percentage points from 2.8% in 1970. The World Bank has no value for 1 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.
In 2023, Indonesia's school enrollment, tertiary (% gross) rose 2.56 percentage points on 2022 (from 42.33% to 44.88%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +1.1 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.04 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4.02 percentage points in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.72 percentage points in 1988. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 1.45 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 97% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
Extending that straight line gives about 47.76% for 2026. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2021 to 2023 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 0.45%, against 4.45% for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.
See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.
In 2023, Indonesia had the 24th highest value of the 38 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 44.88% | 2023 |
| World | 43.62% | 2024 |
| East Asia & Pacific | 63.33% | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | 64.6% | 2024 |
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
Limitations: Enrollment indicators are based on annual school surveys, but do not necessarily reflect actual attendance or dropout rates during the year. Also, the length of education differs across countries and can influence enrollment rates, although the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) tries to minimize the difference. For example, a shorter duration for primary education tends to increase the rate; a longer one to decrease it (in part because older children are more at risk of dropping out). Moreover, age at enrollment may be inaccurately estimated or misstated, especially in communities where registration of births is not strictly enforced.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
| Year | School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 44.88 |
| 2022 | 42.33 |
| 2021 | 40.63 |
| 2020 | 38.17 |
| 2019 | 37.32 |
| 2018 | 36.15 |
| 2017 | 35.97 |
| 2016 | 34.83 |
| 2015 | 32.46 |
| 2014 | 29.99 |
| 2013 | 29.89 |
| 2012 | 29.04 |
| 2011 | 25.03 |
| 2010 | 23.42 |
| 2009 | 22.69 |
| 2008 | 20.52 |
| 2007 | 17.58 |
| 2006 | 16.77 |
| 2005 | 16.7 |
| 2004 | 16.18 |
| 2003 | 15.77 |
| 2002 | 14.68 |
| 2001 | 14.12 |
| 2000 | 14.81 |
| 1999 | 14.69 |
| 1998 | 13.33 |
| 1997 | 13.36 |
| 1996 | 11.52 |
| 1995 | 11.3 |
| 1994 | 10.5 |
| 1993 | 9.34 |
| 1992 | 9.38 |
| 1991 | 8.55 |
| 1990 | 8.3 |
| 1989 | 7.85 |
| 1988 | 6.79 |
| 1987 | 7.51 |
| 1986 | 6.33 |
| 1985 | 6.1 |
| 1984 | 5.33 |
| 1983 | 4.07 |
| 1982 | 3.87 |
| 1981 | 3.85 |
| 1980 | 3.37 |
| 1979 | 2.34 |
| 1978 | 2.44 |
| 1977 | 2.3 |
| 1976 | 2.59 |
| 1975 | 2.56 |
| 1974 | 2.56 |
| 1973 | 2.66 |
| 1972 | 2.73 |
| 1971 | no data |
| 1970 | 2.8 |
Every indicator for Indonesia is on the Indonesia data page.
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.TER.ENRR, 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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