Adult literacy rate in Indonesia
96.0% of adults in Indonesia could read and write in 2020. The value for 2020 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1980.
The latest value for Indonesia is for 2020. Most countries have figures for 2022.
Indonesia, 2020
96.0%
Change from 2018
+0.3percentage points
World, 2020
87.0%
Median of G20 countries, 2020
96.0%
Adult literacy rate in Indonesia over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of people aged 15 and above. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Indonesia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 87.7% |
| 2023 | – | 87.6% |
| 2022 | – | 87.4% |
| 2021 | – | 87.2% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | 87.0% |
| 2019 | – | 86.8% |
| 2018 | 95.7% | 86.8% |
| 2017 | – | 86.5% |
| 2016 | 95.4% | 86.3% |
| 2015 | 95.2% | 86.0% |
| 2014 | 95.1% | 85.6% |
| 2013 | – | 85.2% |
| 2012 | – | 84.9% |
| 2011 | 92.8% | 84.7% |
| 2010 | 92.3% | 84.4% |
| 2009 | 92.6% | 83.8% |
| 2008 | 92.2% | 83.5% |
| 2007 | – | 83.1% |
| 2006 | 92.0% | 82.5% |
| 2005 | – | 82.6% |
| 2004 | 90.4% | 82.6% |
| 2003 | – | 82.2% |
| 2002 | – | 81.7% |
| 2001 | – | 81.4% |
| 2000 | – | 81.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 95.7% in 2018, a change of +0.3 percentage points.
- Since 2004, when it was 90.4%, the figure has changed by +5.6 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2020 was 87.0%.
More for Indonesia
All statistics for Indonesia
Primary school enrolment (gross)
100.4%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
21.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
99.1%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
89.5%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
43.0%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
0.9%
2025 · UNESCO UIS