Indonesia: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
In , Indonesia's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) was 96.00.
That's up 0.4% from 2018, the highest value on record.
The global average for this indicator in 2020 was 89.47 .
Source: World Bank Open Data (SE.ADT.LITR.ZS) • Data as of 2020
Trend (2006–2020)
Highlights
- Peak
- 96.00
- Trough
- 91.98
- 5-year change
- +0.8%
- +0.2% / yr
- 10-year change
- +4.0%
- +0.4% / yr
Historical Data — Last 10 Years
| Year | Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) |
|---|---|
| 96.0000 | |
| 95.6600 | |
| 95.3800 | |
| 95.2200 | |
| 95.1200 | |
| 92.8100 | |
| 92.3200 | |
| 92.5800 | |
| 92.1900 | |
| 91.9800 |
About Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
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.
Indicator code: SE.ADT.LITR.ZS • Category: Education
Frequently asked questions
- What was Indonesia's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in 2020?
- In 2020, Indonesia's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) was 96.00, according to World Bank Open Data.
- Is Indonesia's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) rising or falling?
- Indonesia's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) rose 0.4% from 2018 to 2020.
- How does Indonesia's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) compare to the world average?
- The global average for Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in 2020 was 89.47, so Indonesia is above the world average.
- What is Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) and how is it measured?
- 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: World Bank Open Data (SE.ADT.LITR.ZS), CC BY 4.0.