Urban population, primary education and below in Indonesia

Indonesia: Urban population, primary education and below was 0.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
49th
of 98 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2019
All-time low
0.3%
in 1990
Years of data
27
1990–2019

Urban population, primary education and below in Indonesia, 1990–2019

00.10.20.30.40.51990200420191990: 0.263 % of population with low education1992: 0.289 % of population with low education1994: 0.301 % of population with low education1996: 0.313 % of population with low education1997: 0.326 % of population with low education1998: 0.336 % of population with low education1999: 0.344 % of population with low education2000: 0.358 % of population with low education2001: 0.368 % of population with low education2002: 0.374 % of population with low education2003: 0.366 % of population with low education2004: 0.356 % of population with low education2005: 0.376 % of population with low education2006: 0.36 % of population with low education2007: 0.36 % of population with low education2008: 0.359 % of population with low education2009: 0.356 % of population with low education2010: 0.352 % of population with low education2011: 0.413 % of population with low education2012: 0.403 % of population with low education2013: 0.403 % of population with low education2014: 0.4 % of population with low education2015: 0.436 % of population with low education2016: 0.453 % of population with low education2017: 0.447 % of population with low education2018: 0.453 % of population with low education2019: 0.471 % of population with low education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with low education.

Analysis

The most recent figure for urban population, primary education and below in Indonesia is 0.5%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, primary education and below in Indonesia peaked at 0.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1990.

That places Indonesia 49th out of 98 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Urban population, primary education and below in Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, primary education and below (% of population with low education) in Indonesia, 1990 to 2019.
Year % of population with low education Change
1990 0.3%
1992 0.3% +9.9%
1994 0.3% +4.3%
1996 0.3% +3.9%
1997 0.3% +4.2%
1998 0.3% +3.2%
1999 0.3% +2.3%
2000 0.4% +4.1%
2001 0.4% +2.8%
2002 0.4% +1.5%
2003 0.4% -2.2%
2004 0.4% -2.8%
2005 0.4% +5.6%
2006 0.4% -4.2%
2007 0.4% -0.0%
2008 0.4% -0.3%
2009 0.4% -0.6%
2010 0.4% -1.1%
2011 0.4% +17.3%
2012 0.4% -2.6%
2013 0.4% +0.2%
2014 0.4% -0.8%
2015 0.4% +8.8%
2016 0.5% +4.0%
2017 0.4% -1.2%
2018 0.5% +1.3%
2019 0.5% +3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 7
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 10

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 46 Gambia 0.5% compare
  2. 47 Montenegro 0.5% compare
  3. 48 Mongolia 0.5% compare
  4. 50 Poland 0.5% compare
  5. 51 Nicaragua 0.4% compare
  6. 52 Greece 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, primary education and below in Indonesia?
Urban population, primary education and below in Indonesia was 0.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, primary education and below recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
What is the lowest urban population, primary education and below recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1990.
How does Indonesia rank for urban population, primary education and below?
Indonesia ranks 49th out of 98 countries with data for 2019.
Is urban population, primary education and below rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Indonesia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, primary education and below (% of population with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population, primary education and below (% of population with low education)
Unit
% of population with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,331 data points, 1970–2021
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