Public Perception of Corruption in the Public Sector Decreases

The percentage of Indonesians who consider corruption in the public sector unacceptable decreased in 2021. This is reflected in the lower public perception sub-dimension score in the Anti-Corruption Behavior Index (IPAK), which dropped from 3.80 to 3.69 this year.

Specifically, the percentage of respondents who viewed the act of giving money or goods to secure a child's school admission as unacceptable fell from 92.51% to 91.56% in 2021. Similarly, the percentage of respondents who considered such actions in the acceptance of civil servants decreased from 91.8% to 91.56%.

The percentage of respondents who viewed the act of giving money from election candidates to voters as unacceptable dropped from 77.53% to 77.25%. Furthermore, the percentage of respondents who considered guaranteed acceptance from a teacher or lecturer in exchange for favors as unacceptable decreased from 73.57% to 72.77%.

Meanwhile, 71.63% of respondents in 2021 considered giving money to law enforcement officers to expedite driver's license (SIM) or vehicle registration certificate (STNK) processing as unacceptable. This figure is 0.4 percentage points lower than the previous year's 72.03%.

However, the percentage of Indonesians who consider corruption in the family and community spheres unacceptable increased in 2021. This is evident in the higher sub-dimension scores for family and community perception, which rose to 3.83 and 4.08 respectively.