Jakarta. Indonesia’s Human Development Index (HDI) rose to 75.90 in 2025 from 75.02 a year earlier, according to data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), signaling a steady improvement in the nation’s overall quality of life across education, health, and economic sectors.

“All key components of the HDI, such as life expectancy at birth, expected years of schooling, mean years of schooling, and adjusted real per capita expenditure, showed increases compared to last year,” BPS Head Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti said in a statement on Thursday.

A baby born this year can expect to live up to 74.47 years, slightly higher than in 2024, which is 74.15 years. In education, the mean years of schooling reached 9.07 years, while the expected years of schooling stood at 13.30 years.

Amalia said economic stability also contributed to the higher HDI, supported by consistent growth in real per capita income.

“The adjusted real per capita expenditure is calculated based on constant 2012 prices with South Jakarta as the reference area,” she explained. “This figure has been adjusted for inflation and purchasing power parity, so it’s not a nominal number.”

Among the country’s 38 provinces, Jakarta ranked highest with an HDI score of 85.05, followed by Yogyakarta (82.48) and Riau Islands (80.53). These provinces fall under the “very high” human development category, defined by scores above 80.

Amalia highlighted that Riau Islands moved up from the “high” to “very high” category, while Southwest Papua advanced from “medium” to “high.”

“These are remarkable achievements that deserve recognition,” she said.