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Basic education in Indonesia is compulsory and includes six years of primary school (Grade 1-6) and 3 years of junior secondary school (Grade 7-9). In the past decades, Indonesia has achieved huge progress in improving access to basic education. As of 2019, net enrolment rates were 98 percent at the primary level and 79 percent at the junior secondary level.
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This article was written to commemorate National Education Day on May 2nd.
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School closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic has detrimental effects on children, such as learning disability, learning loss, dropping out of school, widening knowledge gaps, and impaired emotional development and psychological health.
Indonesia has made remarkable progress in education over the past decades. Net enrolment rate is near universal (for basic education)1, the ratio of teachers to students is ideal2, and the state has allocated a minimum of 20% of the State Budget for education.
