This is the Challenge Facing Indonesia's Education Sector According to an Ipsos Survey

The research firm Ipsos surveyed Indonesian citizens regarding challenges in the national education sector.

The results show that the majority, or 59% of respondents, considered the main challenge to be unequal or uneven access to education.

Other challenges cited by respondents included inadequate educational infrastructure (36%); insufficient use of technology (30%); inadequate teacher training (25%); and insufficient government funding (25%).

Some respondents also assessed that Indonesian education is hampered by high dropout rates (22%); an outdated curriculum (20%); political/ideological bias (16%), and other issues as shown in the graph.

Despite the many challenges, a general 52% of Indonesian respondents rated the quality of national education as good.

Indonesia ranked fifth globally in the number of respondents satisfied with their country's education system.

Singapore ranked first, with 74% of respondents expressing satisfaction.

Globally, an average of only 33% of respondents rated their country's education as good, 36% rated it as poor, and 29% responded neutrally.

Ipsos conducted this survey with 23,754 respondents across 30 countries from June 21 to July 5, 2024. The Indonesian respondents numbered 500, aged 21-74 years.