Indonesia

Country in Asia

In brief

Public spending on education, share of GDP: 1.3% (2023). World rank 177 of 184; in Asia, 40 of 42. Health spending, share of GDP: 2.7% (2023). World rank 185 of 193; in Asia, 41 of 46. Adults who use tobacco: 31% (2024). World rank 141 of 166 (1 = best); in Asia, 36 of 44. From 2015 to 2025: primary school enrolment 108% → 100% and secondary school enrolment 87.8% → 97.2%. Better than all its neighbours (Timor-Leste, Malaysia, and Papua New Guinea): adult literacy and secondary school enrolment.

Education

Adult literacy: 96% 2020
Primary school enrolment: 100% 2025
Secondary school enrolment: 97.2% 2025
Higher education enrolment: 44.9% 2023
Public spending on education, share of GDP: 1.3% 2023

Healthcare

Health spending, share of GDP: 2.7% 2023
Health spending per person: $132 2023
Out-of-pocket health spending, share of total: 31.1% 2023
Doctors per 1,000 people: 0.5 2023
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people: 3.2 2023
Hospital beds per 1,000 people: 1.4 2023
Children vaccinated against measles: 85% 2024

Public health

Infant deaths per 1,000 births: 15.2 2024
Deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births: 17.7 2024
Maternal deaths per 100,000 births: 140 2023
HIV prevalence, ages 15–49: 0.4% 2024
Diabetes prevalence, ages 20–79: 11.3% 2024
Overweight adults: 38.1% 2022
Adults who use tobacco: 31% 2024

Living conditions

Access to safe drinking water: 89% 2024
Access to basic sanitation: 88.2% 2024
Access to clean cooking fuels: 90% 2024