Most Indonesian Youth Will Be High School Graduates in 2024

According to data from the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), in 2024 there were approximately 64.22 million young people (males and females aged 16-30 years) in Indonesia.

The majority, or 40.94%, of these young people were high school (SMA/SMK/equivalent) graduates, followed by junior high school (SMP/equivalent) graduates at 36.03%.

Fewer young people had completed tertiary education.

Here is a breakdown of the proportion of Indonesian youth based on their highest completed education in 2024:

* SMA/SMK/equivalent: 40.94%
* SMP/equivalent: 36.03%
* Tertiary education: 11.36%
* Elementary school (SD)/equivalent: 9.68%
* Never attended school/did not complete elementary school: 1.99%

Considering the regional background, the majority of young people in urban areas were high school (SMA/SMK/equivalent) graduates, at 44.67%, followed by junior high school (SMP/equivalent) graduates at 33.65%.

Furthermore, 13.61% of urban youth completed tertiary education, 7.07% were elementary school (SD)/equivalent graduates, and 1% never attended school/did not complete elementary school.

In rural areas, the highest level of education completed by the majority of young people was junior high school (SMP/equivalent) at 39.72%, followed by high school (SMA/SMK/equivalent) at 35.17%.

Then, 13.70% of rural youth completed elementary school (SD)/equivalent, 7.87% completed tertiary education, and 3.53% never attended school/did not complete elementary school.