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)