Indonesia education and human resources sector review : chapter one, executive summary

and Indonesia"s Ministry of Education and Culture, this comprehensive review of the Education and Human Resources (EHR) sector in Indonesia assesses the country"s education and training system in terms of national goals and the current 5-year plan, the status of current educational activities, identified EHR needs, the constraints to meeting these needs, and the opportunities and policy options for overcoming the constraints. Specific objectives of the assessment are to: (1) increase the use of available data in EHR sector decisionmaking; (2) assess three key sector areas - quality of instruction, access, and equity; (3) influence medium- and long-range planning, including A.I.D."s Education Policy Planning Project; and (4) identify areas requiring further research. This document presents an executive summary of the entire review, including a summary of the status and policy options for each individual subsector. Published separately are full reviews of economic and financial analysis (PN-AAX-848); management of education (PN-AAX-849); policy analysis and educational data systems (PN-AAX-850); preprimary and primary education (PN-AAX-851); secondary education (PN-AAX-852); vocational and technical education (PN-AAX-853); teacher education and training (PN-AAX-854); higher education (PN-AAX-855); nonformal education (PN-AAX-856); and external assistance (PN-AAX-857).