Kalla made the remarks here on Thursday after receiving the results of the entry test from Minister of the Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Syafruddin on Thursday.
Just less than 100 thousand prospective civil servants had passed the entry test, the minister stated.
"Out of the 1.8 million people (who took the entry test), only eight percent or less than 100 thousand (applicants) passed out of the required 200 thousand people," the vice president remarked.
Regarding the findings, Kalla stressed the need to improve education and equalization system for education in Java and outside Java Island.
The government will continue to improve the Indonesian education system by following existing technological developments, Kalla disclosed.
This year, the government needs 238 thousand people to meet the demand of civil servants jobs vacancy.
Meanwhile, while speaking in Yogyakarta on Sunday (Nov 4), Kalla remarked that opportunities for civil servant jobs were very small, comprising only 3-4 percent of total university graduates.
"The opportunities for civil servants are very small, and so there are now only two alternatives, which are being professionals or entrepreneurs," he revealed in a general lecture at the Pembangunan Nasional University.
Reporting by Fransiska Ninditya
Editing by Bustanudin
Reporter: Antara
Editor: Suharto
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