Admission standards

University admission in Indonesia

Official minimum entry requirements and the school system, from the country's UNESCO classification and national sources.

Official entry requirements

As classified by the country with UNESCO (ISCED 2011), reference year 2022. Universities may set higher requirements.

School-leaving qualification (upper secondary)

General senior secondary school (GSSS)3 years, from age 16
Minimum entry: Junior secondary school certificate
Awards: Senior secondary school certificate
Islamic general senior secondary school3 years, from age 16
Minimum entry: Junior secondary school certificate
Awards: Senior secondary school certificate
Special senior secondary school3 years, from age 16
Minimum entry: Junior secondary school certificate
Awards: Senior secondary school certificate

Bachelor's or equivalent (first degree)

Diploma 4 programme4 years, from age 19
Minimum entry: Senior secondary school certificate
Awards: Diploma 4
Bachelor's programme4 years, from age 19
Minimum entry: Senior secondary school certificate
Awards: Bachelor's degree

Short-cycle tertiary (diplomas)

Diploma 1 programme1 years, from age 19
Minimum entry: Senior secondary school certificate
Awards: Diploma 1
Diploma 2 programme2 years, from age 19
Minimum entry: Senior secondary school certificate
Awards: Diploma 2
Diploma 3 programme3 years, from age 19
Minimum entry: Senior secondary school certificate
Awards: Diploma 3

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), ISCED 2011 mappings (country file). CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UIS terms).

School system (official durations)

Primary: 6 years from age 7
Lower secondary: 3 years from age 13
Upper secondary: 3 years from age 16
Compulsory education: 9 years
Tertiary enrolment (gross): 44.9% (2023)

Data year 2025. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), https://api.uis.unesco.org/api/public, extracted 2026-11-10. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Licence.

Regulators and quality agencies

Independent Accreditation Agency (LAM INFOKOM)Listed by INQAAHE
The AsTEN Teacher Education Quality Assurance Agency (ATQA)Listed by INQAAHE
Accreditation Council for Education ( LAMDIK/ACE)Listed by INQAAHE
National Accreditation Agency for Higher Education (BAN-PT/NAAHE)Listed by INQAAHE
Indonesian Accreditation Agency for Higher Education in Natural and Formal Sciences (LAMSAMA)Listed by INQAAHE
Indonesian Accreditation Agency for Higher Education in Health (LAM-PTKes / IAAHEH)Listed by INQAAHE
Institute of Accreditation for Economics, Management, Business and Accounting Programs (LAMEMBA)Listed by INQAAHE

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Universities and colleges

2,224 institutions in Indonesia

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