Indonesia - Literacy rate
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24) in Indonesia was 99.65 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 99.68 in 2014, 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: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.
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| Year | Value |
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| 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 |
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24) in Indonesia was 99.68 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 99.70 in 2015, 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: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.
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| Year | Value |
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| 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 |
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24) in Indonesia was 99.67 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 99.68 in 2014, 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: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.
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| Year | Value |
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| 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 |
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) in Indonesia was 93.59 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 93.59 in 2016, 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: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.
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| Year | Value |
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| 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 |
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) in Indonesia was 97.17 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 97.17 in 2016, 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: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.
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| Year | Value |
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| 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 |
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in Indonesia was 95.38 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 95.38 in 2016, 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: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.
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| Year | Value |
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| 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 |
Classification
Topic:Education Indicators
Sub-Topic:Outcomes
