Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Indonesia
Indonesia: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9749 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Indonesia, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 0.9749 index for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in 2025.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Indonesia peaked at 1.03 index in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7999 index, in 1974.
Indonesia ranks 154th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.852 index | — |
| 1971 | 0.8239 index | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.8288 index | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.821 index | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.7999 index | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.8468 index | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 0.8726 index | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8757 index | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.8729 index | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.8735 index | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.899 index | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.9451 index | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9498 index | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.9542 index | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.946 index | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.955 index | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9541 index | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9678 index | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.9701 index | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9873 index | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.9993 index | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9847 index | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.983 index | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9812 index | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9825 index | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9832 index | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9634 index | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9917 index | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9928 index | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9978 index | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.998 index | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9828 index | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9818 index | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9744 index | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9899 index | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9829 index | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.03 index | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 1.03 index | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9926 index | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9904 index | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9685 index | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9648 index | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9642 index | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9646 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9638 index | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9657 index | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9655 index | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9655 index | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9647 index | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9697 index | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9717 index | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.9749 index | +0.3% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 0.9749 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9951 index, 98% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 0.9749 index is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9953 index, 98% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8437 index | 0.7999 index | 0.8757 index | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9383 index | 0.8735 index | 0.9678 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9826 index | 0.9634 index | 0.9993 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9902 index | 0.9744 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9841 index | 0.9638 index | 1.03 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9687 index | 0.9647 index | 0.9749 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More health data for Indonesia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4924 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,286 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 16,463 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 50 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5792 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0376 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5519 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Indonesia?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Indonesia was 0.9749 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 index in 2010.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7999 index in 1974.
- How does Indonesia rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Indonesia ranks 154th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.