Publication: Tertiary Education in Indonesia : Directions for Policy
Date
2014-06
ISSN
Published
2014-06
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
Indonesia has made notable progress
in raising attainment levels in primary and secondary
school. More than 1 million additional students graduated
high school in 2012 when compared with 1999, and graduation
rates are expected to increase further. Major efforts are
being made throughout the system to improve learning
outcomes and ensure graduates have more knowledge and better
skills. This progress at primary and secondary school
creates more demand for tertiary education (TE). Most
students (88 percent in a recent survey) profess a desire to
continue studying after high school. Indonesia's TE
system, however, is not well prepared to help create
relevant, high-quality opportunities for this growing pool
of high school graduates. Wages for those with TE are high
and have remained so even as more and more workers enter the
labor market with at least some TE. TE is a good investment
in Indonesia, even when one attends a TE institution (TEI)
of perceived low quality. Empirical analyses of labor
markets do not support the anecdotes about large numbers of
unemployed and underpaid workers with TE. This fact is a
main general conclusion that should shape the direction of
TE policy in Indonesia.
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Citation
“World Bank. 2014. Tertiary Education in Indonesia : Directions for Policy. © Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20024 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”