More than 20% of Papuan Youth Had Never Attended School in 2020
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The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded that the percentage of youth in Papua who have never attended school reached 21.1% in 2020. This percentage is significantly higher than in other provinces in Indonesia.
West Papua follows with 1.80% of youth who have never attended school. This is followed by West Sulawesi at 1.51%, East Nusa Tenggara at 1.42%, and West Kalimantan at 1.2%.
Nationally, the percentage of youth who have never attended school has shown a downward trend. The figure rose to 0.85% in 2019 but fell back to 0.71% last year.
Based on place of residence, the percentage of youth who have never attended school in rural areas was 1.31% in 2021. This is higher than in urban areas, which stood at 0.27%.
One of the reasons for the high percentage of youth who have never attended school in rural areas is the lack of educational facilities. Therefore, the government needs to pay attention to the availability of educational facilities in rural areas.
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