Australia vs Indonesia
Australia vs Indonesia: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 11.2 years in Australia and 7.8 years in Indonesia, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Australia, by 3.4 years, or 1.43 times that in Indonesia.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Australia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
- In 2020, Australia ranked 19 and Indonesia ranked 90 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Australia | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11.2 | 7.8 |
| 2018 | 11.4 | 7.9 |
| 2017 | 11.6 | 7.9 |
| 2010 | 11.1 | 7.2 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Australia vs Indonesia
Health
- Life expectancyAustralia: 83.9 years in 2023Indonesia: 71.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAustralia: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Indonesia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAustralia: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Indonesia: 17.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAustralia: 4.62% in 2017Indonesia: 2.64% in 2017
- Suicide rateAustralia: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Indonesia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAustralia: 26.5 million people in 2023Indonesia: 281 million people in 2023
- Population growthAustralia: 0.99% a year in 2023Indonesia: 0.83% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAustralia: 1.64 births per woman in 2023Indonesia: 2.13 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAustralia: 87.7% in 2025Indonesia: 59.4% in 2025
- Median ageAustralia: 37.8 years in 2023Indonesia: 29.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAustralia: 17.4% in 2023Indonesia: 7% in 2023
- Net migration rateAustralia: 5.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Indonesia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAustralia: 1.92% of GDP in 2025Indonesia: 1.05% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAustralia: $35.3B in 2025Indonesia: $15.3B in 2025
- Military spending per personAustralia: $1,316 in 2025Indonesia: $53 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAustralia: 4.9% of government spending in 2025Indonesia: 6.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAustralia: 60,000 people in 2020Indonesia: 676,000 people in 2020
- National powerAustralia: 0.6% of world capability in 2022Indonesia: 2.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAustralia: 0.44% of the labour force in 2020Indonesia: 0.49% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAustralia: 826 million TIV in 2025Indonesia: 1.28 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAustralia: 108 million TIV in 2025Indonesia: 17 million TIV in 2021