"The results of this national (education) assessment must be immediately followed up with measurable and systematic steps so that efforts to increase the ability of students can be maximized," Lestari Moerdijat said in a written statement here on Wednesday.
The MPR deputy speaker’s statement was related to the assessment conducted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of 6.5 million students, which showed differences in achievement per level, ranging from elementary, junior high, to high schools.
The assessment concluded that one in two students have not achieved minimum competency in literacy, and two in three students have not achieved minimum competency in numeracy.
Moerdijat said that the large number of students who have not reached the minimum competency target must be a cause for serious concern for all parties.
Stakeholders must immediately identify several reasons that have led to the students not reaching the expected competency level, she added.
According to the deputy speaker, the basic corrective steps to the national education system must be carried out immediately so that Indonesia does not lag other countries in facing challenges in the future.
She expressed the hope that stakeholders at central and regional levels, as well as the community, will work together to overcome a number of obstacles faced by the national education sector.
That way, Indonesia's education system would be able to be improved immediately in order to create a next generation that has character and competitiveness, she added.
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Translator: Imam Budilaksono, Raka Adji
Editor: Sri Haryati
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