19,127 Jakartans are illiterate

19,127 Jakartans are illiterate

Director General of External Education, Youth and Sports of
the Ministry of Education and Culture Soedijarto said that 19,127
out of 8,277,746 Jakartans are illiterate.

"The lack of public libraries and the large number of people
who drop out of primary school are factors behind the high
illiteracy rate in the city," Soedijarto said on Monday as quoted
by Pos Kota.

Soedijarto said that the Ministry of Education and Culture
will launch a program aimed at eradicating illiteracy in the
country, including Jakarta, in the near future. (yns)