What was the school participation rate in Jambi in 2020?

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded a school participation rate (SPR) of 99.82% for the 7-12 year-old population in Jambi in 2020, down 0.12 percentage points from 99.7% the previous year. This means that almost 99% of the 7-12 year-old population in Jambi was attending school.

The SPR for the 13-15 year-old population in Jambi was 96.41% last year, down 0.01 percentage points from 96.42% in 2019. The SPR for the 16-18 year-old population was 72.37%, an increase of 0.4 percentage points compared to 71.97% the previous year.

Meanwhile, the SPR for the 19-24 year-old population in Jambi remained quite low at 23.75%. This indicates that only 23.75% of the 19-24 year-old population in Jambi was attending school in 2020.

Despite being the lowest, the SPR for the 19-24 year-old population in Jambi saw a slight increase of 0.43 percentage points. In 2019, the SPR for the 19-24 year-old population in the province was recorded at 23.32%.

SPR is the proportion of the population currently pursuing education according to their school age group, regardless of the level of education being pursued.

A higher SPR indicates a greater number of school-aged children receiving education in a particular region. A high SPR also suggests greater opportunities for accessing education in general.