Net Enrollment Rate for Primary Schools in Tangerang City Decreased in 2020

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reports that the net participation rate (NPR) for elementary school (SD) in Tangerang City, Banten, was 99.31% in 2020. This figure decreased by 0.13 percentage points compared to the previous year, which was 99.44%.

The NPR for junior high school (SMP) in Tangerang City was recorded at 84.84% in 2020. This percentage increased by 0.63% compared to the previous year, which was 84.21%.

Furthermore, the NPR for senior high school (SMA) in Tangerang City was 66.12% last year. This percentage increased by 0.66% from 2019, which reached 65.46%.

Meanwhile, the NPR at all education levels in Tangerang City has exceeded the average in Banten. The NPR for elementary school in Banten was 97.95% in 2020.

The NPR for junior high school in Banten was 82.73% last year. Meanwhile, the NPR for senior high school was 59.06% in 2020.

For information, the NPR is the proportion of children in a particular group who attend school at the level appropriate to their age group. The NPR serves to indicate how many people are attending school on time according to their age.

The NPR value ranges from 0-100. The higher the NPR, the greater the number of people attending school on time.