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.

Actual value and historical data chart for Indonesia Literacy Rate Adult Total Percent Of People Ages 15 And Above

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.

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

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.

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.

Actual value and historical data chart for Indonesia Literacy Rate Youth Male Percent Of Males Ages 15 24

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.

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.

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Actual value and historical data chart for Indonesia Elderly Literacy Rate Population 65 Years Both Sexes Percent

In 2024, Indonesia's financial literacy index was around ***** percent. Although the index 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.

Actual value and historical data chart for Indonesia Literacy Rate Youth Female Percent Of Females Ages 15 24

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 November 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.

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.

As of February 2025, the financial literacy rate among Indonesians who completed university was the highest among other education levels, with a share of around ***** percent. In comparison, Indonesians who didn't complete elementary school had a financial literacy rate of **** percent.

Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI) in Indonesia was reported at 1.0191 % in 2022, 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 October of 2025.

In 2025, the literacy rate on insurance among Indonesians reached around ***** percent, showing a significant increase compared to 2022. In the same year, Indonesia's overall financial literacy index was about ***** percent.