Indonesia - Literacy rate

Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)

Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24) in Indonesia was 99.78 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 99.78 in 2020, while its lowest value was 81.65 in 1980.

Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1980 81.65
1990 95.07
2004 98.54
2006 96.27
2008 99.38
2009 99.40
2011 98.75
2014 99.68
2015 99.64
2016 99.65
2018 99.70
2020 99.78

Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)

Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24) in Indonesia was 99.78 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 99.78 in 2020, while its lowest value was 89.59 in 1980.

Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1980 89.59
1990 97.40
2004 98.87
2006 97.03
2008 99.54
2009 99.55
2011 98.80
2014 99.68
2015 99.70
2016 99.68
2018 99.72
2020 99.78

Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)

Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24) in Indonesia was 99.78 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 99.78 in 2020, while its lowest value was 85.44 in 1980.

Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1980 85.44
1990 96.21
2004 98.71
2006 96.65
2008 99.46
2009 99.47
2011 98.78
2014 99.68
2015 99.67
2016 99.67
2018 99.71
2020 99.78

Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)

Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) in Indonesia was 94.55 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 94.55 in 2020, while its lowest value was 57.69 in 1980.

Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1980 57.69
1990 75.27
2004 86.80
2006 88.79
2008 89.10
2009 89.68
2011 90.07
2014 93.45
2015 93.34
2016 93.59
2018 93.99
2020 94.55

Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)

Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) in Indonesia was 97.45 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 97.45 in 2020, while its lowest value was 77.48 in 1980.

Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1980 77.48
1990 88.02
2004 94.04
2006 95.16
2008 95.38
2009 95.65
2011 95.59
2014 96.79
2015 97.11
2016 97.17
2018 97.33
2020 97.45

Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)

Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in Indonesia was 96.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 96.00 in 2020, while its lowest value was 67.31 in 1980.

Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1980 67.31
1990 81.52
2004 90.38
2006 91.98
2008 92.19
2009 92.58
2011 92.81
2014 95.12
2015 95.22
2016 95.38
2018 95.66
2020 96.00

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes