Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Indonesia

Indonesia: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male was 1.45 million number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
1.45 million number
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
15th
of 83 countries
All-time high
5.61 million number
in 1980
All-time low
1.44 million number
in 2016
Years of data
11
1980–2018

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Indonesia, 1980–2018

1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M6.0M1980199920181980: 5.6M number1990: 4.5M number2004: 2.8M number2006: 2.6M number2008: 2.1M number2009: 2.2M number2011: 2.4M number2014: 1.5M number2015: 1.5M number2016: 1.4M number2018: 1.4M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Indonesia stood at 1.45 million number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Indonesia peaked at 5.61 million number in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1.44 million number, in 2016.

That places Indonesia 15th out of 83 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 5.61 million number 5.61 million number 5.61 million number 1
1990s 4.46 million number 4.46 million number 4.46 million number 1
2000s 2.44 million number 2.14 million number 2.82 million number 4
2010s 1.67 million number 1.44 million number 2.45 million number 5

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 12 Mali 1.63 million number compare
  2. 13 Chad 1.53 million number compare
  3. 14 Morocco 1.51 million number compare
  4. 16 Tanzania 1.37 million number compare
  5. 17 Uganda 1.29 million number compare
  6. 18 Nepal 1.20 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Indonesia?
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Indonesia was 1.45 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest illiterate population, 25-64 years, male recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 5.61 million number in 1980.
What is the lowest illiterate population, 25-64 years, male recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.44 million number in 2016.
How does Indonesia rank for illiterate population, 25-64 years, male?
Indonesia ranks 15th out of 83 countries with data for 2018.
Is illiterate population, 25-64 years, male rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Indonesia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,243 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of males from age 25 to age 64 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.