Indonesia

07 Jan 2011

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General information

(Source: CIA World Factbook)

  • Capital: Jakarta
  • Head of government: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (20 October 2004)
  • Inhabitants: 240,271,522
  • GDP/per capita: US$ 4,000
  • Economic growth: 4.4%
  • Main languages: Bahasa Indonesia
  • School life expectancy: 11 years
  • Education expenditures: 3.5% of GDP (2009)
  • Internet users: 30 million

Higher education

  • Number of students in higher education: 4,419,577 (2008)
  • Number of institutions: 83 state/public universities and polytechnics and 3,017 private higher education institutions (including academies, polytechnics and teacher training institutions); there are also Islamic higher education institutions (both private and state/public) run by the Ministry of Religious Affairs
  • Number of students in the Netherlands: 1,350 (2008/9)

Other Nuffic resources on Indonesia

Diploma Recognition Country module Indonesia (3.7 MB)

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