Jakarta's Human Development Index Highest Nationally in 2022

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) released data showing that the Human Development Index (HDI) increased by 0.86% to 72.91 in 2022, up from 72.29 in the previous year.

The improvement in the HDI in 2022 was driven by increases across all dimensions. Life expectancy at birth rose to 71.85 years from 71.57 years in the previous year.

Mean years of schooling (MYS) increased to 13.1 years in 2022 from 13.08 years in the previous year. Meanwhile, average years of schooling (AYS) rose to 8.69 years this year from 8.54 years last year.

Furthermore, adjusted per capita annual household expenditure increased to Rp11.48 million in 2022 compared to Rp11.16 million in the previous year.

Ten provinces had an HDI above the national average in 2022. The remaining 24 provinces had an HDI below the national average.

By category, two provinces had a very high HDI: DKI Jakarta with an HDI of 81.65 and Yogyakarta Special Region with an HDI of 80.64 in 2022.

Twenty-four provinces had a high HDI, and eight provinces had a medium HDI.

Papua had the lowest HDI at 61.39 in 2022, followed by West Papua with 65.89 and East Nusa Tenggara with 65.9.

This data reveals a continuing disparity in human development between Java and Eastern Indonesia. DKI Jakarta's HDI is 874 basis points (bps) above the national average, while Papua's HDI is 11,520 bps lower than the national average.