Lestari Moerdijat, Deputy Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) of Indonesia, has underscored the need to provide equal access to education to improve welfare and justice for all.
Jakarta (VNA) - Lestari Moerdijat, Deputy Speaker of the People'sConsultative Assembly (MPR) of Indonesia, has underscored the need to provide equal access to education to improve welfare and justice for all.
Several problems in Indonesia's education system need to be resolved, includingunequal access to education among urban and rural residents, she told the presson February 27.
The official cited datafrom Statistics Indonesia in 2022 which showed that the high school grossenrollment ratio (GER) in rural areas stood at 81.23% and 88.70% in urban areas.Meanwhile, GER in higher education was 23.05% and 37,13%, respectively.
Moerdijat expressed hope that thecurrently available scholarships will be awarded more equally and right ontarget to reduce inequality.
She also said that it is essential to address the causes of inequality, suchas economic, social, and cultural differences.
꧒ Moerdijat underlined that stakeholders at the central and regional levels mustplay an active role in efforts to tackle the issue of unequal access toeducation. By doing so, access to higher education can become more equitable,thereby increasing the potential for the creation of human resources withhigher quality and competitiveness, she added./.
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Illustrative photo (Photo: Antara) 
