Coursera 2025 Report: Indonesian Women's Completion Rate in GenAI Surpasses Men's

The global online learning platform, Coursera, Inc. (NYSE: COUR), has recently released its latest report titled One Year Later: The Gender Gap in GenAI. The report highlights an intriguing phenomenon in Indonesia, where female learners demonstrate exceptional perseverance in mastering generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) technology.

Although the quantity of female participants remains below that of males, the report reveals that women in Indonesia have a GenAI course completion rate 0.9% higher than men. This finding indicates that when women gain access to quality education, they tend to be more committed to completing it fully.

2025 data shows a positive trend in women’s participation. Currently, women contribute 32% of total GenAI course enrolments in Indonesia, up from 31% in 2024. Although the year-on-year increase is only 1 percentage point, the high completion rate sends a strong signal that the main barriers for women are not ability or motivation, but accessibility.

This gap is a serious concern given that data from the Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Informatics records women comprising 49% of total internet users in Indonesia. However, only 27% of them work in the technology sector—a figure far below the global average of 40%.

“The future of artificial intelligence (AI) will be shaped by the diversity of the people building and using it. Indonesia has a large and highly motivated base of women,” said Dr. Alexandra Urban, Learning Science Research Lead at Coursera.

The Coursera report also finds that course design significantly influences female participants’ interest. Beginner-friendly courses focusing on practical real-world applications prove more appealing to women. For example, the Social Media Management course from Meta records female enrolments up to 54.6%.

In addition to GenAI, women in Indonesia are strengthening their dominance in non-technical or human skills. In 2025, female enrolments for critical thinking courses reached 40%, up from 38% the previous year. This indicates a comprehensive career development strategy, where AI technical skills are combined with sharp human analytical abilities.

To accelerate the creation of an inclusive digital workforce, the report recommends four strategic steps for stakeholders in Indonesia:

With higher completion rates, Indonesian women have proven their potential. Now, the challenge is to ensure wider access so they not only become users but also leaders in the future AI revolution.