Jakarta North's Net Enrollment Rate for Upper Secondary Education Remains Low

The net participation rate (NPR) for upper secondary education (SMA equivalent) in North Jakarta is relatively low, at only 51.79 percent. This means that only about half of school-aged children in North Jakarta attend upper secondary school.

This was one of the topics discussed in the second DKI Jakarta gubernatorial debate on January 27, 2017. Gubernatorial candidate number 3, Anies Rasyid Baswedan, criticized the lower NPR for upper secondary education in North Jakarta compared to Biak. The NPR represents the proportion of school-aged children in a specific age group who are enrolled in education appropriate for their age.

The NPR for upper secondary education in North Jakarta is the lowest compared to the other five regions of DKI Jakarta and also lower than the overall DKI Jakarta NPR of 67.91 percent. Furthermore, the NPR for upper secondary education in North Jakarta is lower than the national average of 59.1 percent. However, DKI Jakarta's NPR for upper secondary education ranks seventh nationally.