Most workers in major foreign construction companies are high school graduates.

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Vika Azkiya Dihni 08/07/2022 16:20 WIB

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Of all foreign construction companies operating in Indonesia, 67% of their employees are high school graduates or equivalent.

Proportion of Employees in Foreign Construction Companies by Highest Education Level (2020)

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Proportion of Employees in Foreign Construction Companies by Highest Education Level (2020)

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According to data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), in 2020 there were 87 active foreign construction service businesses (BUJKA) operating in Indonesia.

These foreign construction companies had an average of 3 permanent employees who were foreign nationals (WNA).

Meanwhile, the average number of permanent employees who were Indonesian citizens (WNI) was 4 per business.

In terms of their highest level of education, the majority, or 67.07%, of workers in foreign construction companies were high school graduates or equivalent.

University graduates accounted for only 26.43%, while junior high school graduates or lower accounted for 6.5%.

(Also read: [SOEs Dominate Indonesia's Largest Infrastructure Projects in 2020](https://databoks.katadata.co.id/datapublish/2022/06/29/bumn-dominasi-proyek-infrastruktur-terbesar-ri-pada-2020))

In terms of competency certification ownership, generally 12.5% of workers in foreign construction companies already possessed certification, while the remaining 87.5% did not.

Foreign construction companies from Italy had the highest number of certified workers, with 11% holding expert certifications and 32.9% holding skilled certifications.

Furthermore, in terms of gender, the workforce in foreign construction companies was dominated by men, averaging 44 per company. This is significantly higher than the average of 3 female workers per company.

According to BPS, foreign companies play a significant role in fulfilling domestic investment needs and serve as a medium for technology transfer to improve production capacity.

(Also read: [Majority of Indonesian Construction Companies are Small-Scale in 2021](https://databoks.katadata.co.id/datapublish/2021/09/07/mayoritas-perusahaan-konstruksi-indonesia-berskala-kecil-pada-2021))

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