58% of Jakarta's Population Mastered Arabic Script in 2021

Demographics

Dwi Hadya Jayani 04/01/2022 17:00 WIB

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Percentage of Jakarta's Population Aged 15 and Over by Regency/City and Ability to Read and Write Arabic Script (2021)

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The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reports that 58% of Jakarta's population aged 15 and above possessed the ability to read and write Arabic script in 2021. This percentage decreased from the previous year's 60.35%.

The highest prevalence of individuals with Arabic literacy skills was found in the Thousand Islands (Kepulauan Seribu), reaching 94.13%.

South Jakarta followed with the highest percentage of Arabic literacy at 72.87%, followed by East Jakarta at 61.28%.

West Jakarta ranked third lowest with 52.48%, while Central Jakarta had 51.42% of its population possessing Arabic literacy skills.

The lowest percentage of Arabic literacy in DKI Jakarta was found in North Jakarta, with only 44.91% of the population possessing this ability.

Editor : Annissa Mutia

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