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World Bank Program
| | | | Quick Facts | | Figures show the most recent available data and the year. | | | Source: World Development Indicators 2006 |
Overview  Indonesia is South-East Asia's largest country with 200 million people. Indonesia currently stands as a lower-middle income country, with GDP per capita of $1,140. In recent years, Indonesia has restored macroeconomic and financial stability and returned to strong economic growth, increasing from 3.8 percent in 2001 to 5.1 percent in 2004.
While economic growth has been impressive, poverty reduction remains a critical challenge for the country. There are still over 35 million people living below the poverty line, representing about 16 percent of the population. Large regional disparities are also apparent when looking at poverty. The education gap between the rich and the poor in Indonesia is pronounced. Primary school net enrollment rates are below 60 percent in poor districts compared to more well-off districts that have universal enrollment. The differences are even larger in higher levels of education. Children from the poorest households exhibit enrollment rates of below 30 percent in junior secondary and below 10 percent in senior secondary, compared with nearly 80 and 70 percent of children from better-off households. Back to top World Bank Program Early Childhood Development (ECD)  The World Bank is supporting the Government of Indonesia in a project to improve poor children's overall development and readiness for further education through an Early Childhood Education and Development Project.The project aims to provide a sustainable model for delivering low cost early childhood care to children in some of Indonesia's poorest districts. It also aims to increase the capacity of communities to engage in planning that will result in improved services for their children.
Back to top General Education  The Government of Indonesia recently passed a law that requires all primary and secondary teachers to have (a) a minimum academic qualification of at least 4 years of post-secondary education, (b) obtain practical experience as a classroom teacher, (c) pass a certification examination that will examine proficiency in four competency domains: pedagogical, professional, personal and social before being certified as a teacher. This reform has the potential to significantly improve the quality of education in Indonesia by creating a uniform standard for all teachers. The World Bank is supporting the Government of Indonesia in this reform through the Better Education and Reformed Management for Universal Teacher Upgrading (BERMUTU). The core objective of BERMUTU is to improve overall quality and performance of teachers in Indonesia by enhancing their knowledge of subject matter and pedagogical skills. The project structure consists of four components:
Reforming University Based Teacher Education Strengthening Structures for Teacher Improvement at the Local Level Reforming Teacher Accountability and Incentives Systems, and Improving Program Coordination and Monitoring & Evaluation
Back to top Higher Education The Improving Management of Higher Education for Relevance and Effiency Project is supporting the Government's Higher Education Long Term Strategy by creating an enabling environment for the evolution of autonomous and accountable public higher education institutions and by developing effective support mechanisms for the improvement of the quality, relevance, efficiency and equity of higher education.
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Last updated: July 3, 2008 |
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