Education Costs Soaring: 10 Provinces with Above-Average Elementary School Fees
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The cost of basic education in Indonesia is increasingly expensive. Ten provinces have costs above the national average.
According to the 2018 Supporting Statistics report on Education, the average cost of primary school (SD) education in Indonesia was Rp2.4 million in the 2017/2018 academic year. Jakarta became the province with the highest average cost of primary school education, reaching Rp4.48 million from July 2017 to June 2018. This was the highest amount in Indonesia.
Riau Islands followed with primary school education costs reaching Rp4.45 million during the same period. Other provinces, in order, were East Kalimantan (Rp3.4 million), Banten (Rp3.23 million), and Yogyakarta (Rp3.18 million).
Meanwhile, parents in East Nusa Tenggara spent the least on primary school education. The average expenditure on primary school education in that province was only Rp950,000.
The demographic area of the school also affects children's education. The average cost of primary school education in urban areas reached Rp3.1 million, while in rural areas it was Rp1.64 million in 2017/2018.
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