In 2023, the literacy rate among Indonesians between the ages 15 and 19 years old was ***** percent. The literacy rate in urban areas is higher across all age groups compared to the literacy rate in rural areas.

The statistic depicts the literacy rate in Indonesia from 2008 to 2020. The literacy rate measures the percentage of people aged 15 and above who can read and write. In 2020, Indonesia's literacy rate was around 96 percent.

Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in Indonesia was reported at 96 % in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Indonesia - Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Historical dataset showing Indonesia literacy rate by year from 1980 to 2020.

In 2024, Mountains Papua province had the lowest literacy rate of population above 15 years old in Indonesia, at around ** percent. For decades, Indonesia had been focusing its development more on Java Islands. However, since 2002, Indonesian government has started special funds for Papua to support its development. Despite the extensive financial assistance, Papua’s development growth remains low.

Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) in Indonesia was reported at 97 % in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Indonesia - Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Indonesia: Female literacy rate, ages 15-24: The latest value from 2020 is 100 percent, unchanged from 100 percent in 2018. In comparison, the world average is 92.09 percent, based on data from 37 countries. Historically, the average for Indonesia from 1980 to 2020 is 97.56 percent. The minimum value, 82 percent, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 100 percent was recorded in 2014.

In 2024, Indonesia's financial literacy rate was around ***** percent. Although the rate has been increasing since 2013, the national financial literacy was still considerably low and indicates that there was still a substantial portion of the population who does not understand financial service providers, their products, features, advantages, and risks, which hinders the development of Open Finances. This measure consists of a survey to assess the level of knowledge, skills, confidence, attitudes, and behavior related to financial services and products.

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes (%) in Indonesia was reported at 74.34 % in 2018, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Indonesia - Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

Indonesia: Literacy rate: The latest value from 2020 is 96 percent, unchanged from 96 percent in 2018. In comparison, the world average is 86.55 percent, based on data from 33 countries. Historically, the average for Indonesia from 1980 to 2020 is 90.5 percent. The minimum value, 67 percent, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 96 percent was recorded in 2018.

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%) in Indonesia was reported at 65.59 % in 2018, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Indonesia - Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

As of 2023, teenagers between the ages of ** and ** living in urban areas in Indonesia had a literacy rate of ***** percent. In Indonesia, the urban literacy rates were higher than the national literacy rates across all age groups.

Indonesia: Male literacy rate, ages 15-24: The latest value from 2020 is 100 percent, unchanged from 100 percent in 2018. In comparison, the world average is 93.57 percent, based on data from 37 countries. Historically, the average for Indonesia from 1980 to 2020 is 98.61 percent. The minimum value, 90 percent, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 100 percent was recorded in 2008.

Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24) in Indonesia was reported at 100 % in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Indonesia - Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

According to a survey in 2022, Indonesia's digital literacy index score increased from **** in 2020 to **** in 2022. Overall, Indonesia's digital skills and digital culture had improved, while digital ethics and digital safety in the archipelago had weakened. This means that Indonesians take the feelings of readers from different ethnicity/religion/political views more into account and they are better at double-checking information from the internet compared to the previous year. However, Indonesian internet users have become less sensitive about posting content without permission and less aware of the importance of protecting personal information.

Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI) in Indonesia was reported at 1 % in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Indonesia - Ratio of young literate females to males (% ages 15-24) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

As of February 2025, the financial literacy rate among Indonesians between the ages of 26 and 35 years old reached around ***** percent, the highest among other age groups. In comparison, Indonesians between the ages of 15 and 17 years old had a financial literacy rate of ***** percent.

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Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%) in Indonesia was reported at 84.61 % in 2018, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Indonesia - Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

Indonésie: Literacy rate: Pour cet indicateur, UNESCO fournit des données pour la Indonésie de 1980 à 2020. La valeur moyenne pour Indonésie pendant cette période était de 90.5 pour cent avec un minimum de 67 pour cent en 1980 et un maximum de 96 pour cent en 2018.