Indonesia — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Indonesia, 1972–2023.
Education spending for Indonesia was 1.28% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 28 years, from 1972 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 3.58% in 2015. The lowest was 0.86% in 2022 (about 1.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.52% per year.
Indonesia ranks 168 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 98%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 4.25%, so Indonesia sits below it. It peaked in 2015 and has fallen 64% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved down 62%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 24 of 25 economies; Lao PDR (1.23%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 129% in 2001. That is 25% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 36th of 49 in 1972 → 100th of 130 in 2010 → 156th of 157 in 2020 → 104th of 107 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 1972 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.28% | +0.4 pp |
| 2022 | 0.86% | -0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 1.03% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 1.02% | +0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 0.96% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 0.99% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 1.05% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 1.21% | -2.4 pp |
| 2015 | 3.58% | +0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 3.29% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 3.36% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 3.41% | +0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 3.19% | +0.4 pp |
| 2010 | 2.81% | -0.7 pp |
| 2009 | 3.53% | +0.6 pp |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 3.04% | +0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 2.87% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 2.75% | -0.5 pp |
| 2003 | 3.22% | +0.6 pp |
| 2002 | 2.65% | +0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 2.46% | +1.4 pp |
| 1997 | 1.07% | -0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 1.08% | +0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 1% | +0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 1% | +0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 0.87% | -1.9 pp |
| 1972 | 2.79% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Indonesia’s Education spending in 1989?
0.87% (1989). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Indonesia’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1972 and 2023 the series was shrinking overall: -54.3% in total — about 1.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 1.28%; 2022: 0.86%; 2021: 1.03%; 2020: 1.02%; 2019: 0.96%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.