Indonesia Literacy Rate 1980-2024
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.
- Indonesia literacy rate for 2020 was 96.00%, a 0.34% increase from 2018.
- Indonesia literacy rate for 2018 was 95.66%, a 0.28% increase from 2016.
- Indonesia literacy rate for 2016 was 95.38%, a 0.16% increase from 2015.
- Indonesia literacy rate for 2015 was 95.22%, a 0.1% increase from 2014.
| Indonesia Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2020 |
96.00% |
0.34% |
| 2018 |
95.66% |
0.28% |
| 2016 |
95.38% |
0.16% |
| 2015 |
95.22% |
0.10% |
| 2014 |
95.12% |
2.30% |
| 2011 |
92.81% |
0.23% |
| 2009 |
92.58% |
0.39% |
| 2008 |
92.19% |
0.21% |
| 2006 |
91.98% |
1.60% |
| 2004 |
90.38% |
8.86% |
| 1990 |
81.52% |
14.21% |
| 1980 |
67.31% |
14.21% |
