Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Indonesia

Indonesia: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 978,740 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
978,740 number
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
5th
of 143 countries
All-time high
1.14 million number
in 2012
All-time low
688,762 number
in 2001
Years of data
15
2001–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Indonesia, 2001–2018

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M2001200920182001: 688.8k number2002: 748.3k number2003: 890.5k number2004: 906.7k number2005: 844.2k number2006: 722.6k number2007: 765.4k number2008: 868.9k number2009: 905.1k number2010: 1.1M number2012: 1.1M number2015: 992.3k number2016: 1.0M number2017: 1.0M number2018: 978.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Indonesia stood at 978,740 number.

The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Indonesia peaked at 1.14 million number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 688,762 number, in 2001.

Indonesia ranks 5th of 143 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number) in Indonesia, 2001 to 2018.
Year number Change
2001 688,762 number —
2002 748,307 number +8.6%
2003 890,525 number +19.0%
2004 906,681 number +1.8%
2005 844,161 number -6.9%
2006 722,602 number -14.4%
2007 765,420 number +5.9%
2008 868,850 number +13.5%
2009 905,089 number +4.2%
2010 1.11 million number +23.1%
2012 1.14 million number +2.7%
2015 992,311 number -13.3%
2016 1.03 million number +3.9%
2017 1.04 million number +0.7%
2018 978,740 number -5.7%

Indonesia compared with similar countries

  • Indonesia's 978,740 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26,828 number, 36.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Indonesia's 978,740 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 69,772 number, 14.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 815,600 number 688,762 number 906,681 number 9
2010s 1.05 million number 978,740 number 1.14 million number 6

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 2 United States 6.88 million number compare
  2. 3 Turkey 2.77 million number compare
  3. 4 Russia 1.43 million number compare
  4. 6 Japan 758,779 number compare
  5. 7 Colombia 686,641 number compare
  6. 8 South Korea 677,032 number compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Indonesia?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Indonesia was 978,740 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 1.14 million number in 2012.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 688,762 number in 2001.
How does Indonesia rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
Indonesia ranks 5th out of 143 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Indonesia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,883 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).