- There has been great improvement in achieving primary education

- 2009: enrollment rates increased 97%

- 26 million students are currently enrolled in primary school

- Papua is the worst performing province

- Aceh is the best; gap of 15 percent

- Recent study shows that drop-out rates have reduced to under 2%

- Only 55% of teachers hold the minimum qualifications

- The gap in attendance between urban and rural areas have dropped from 20% to 4%

- An estimated 2.7 million children are not attending schools due to labour related reasons

Achieving Universal Primary Education