On September 5, 2017, the Ministry of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform announced approximately 18,000 prospective civil servants (CPNS) for 61 institutions. The 2017 CPNS recruitment policy was implemented to fulfill the need for personnel in strategic positions supporting the Nawacita program, replacing civil servants who had reached retirement age.
According to data from the Central Bureau of Statistics, the number of civil servants by the end of 2017 reached 4.37 million. This comprised 2.4 million civil servants with bachelor's degrees, nearly 55 percent of the total. Second were those with a Senior High School (SMA) equivalent education, numbering 1.07 million or almost 25 percent of the total civil servants.
Meanwhile, civil servants with primary school (SD) education numbered 43,945, or only 1 percent, while those with junior high school (SMP) education numbered 73,673.
"Disclosure: This is an AI-generated translation of the original article. We strive for accuracy,
but please note that automated translations may contain errors or slight inconsistencies."