Jakarta, May 15 -- Unequal access to education in underdeveloped, frontier, and outermost (3T) areas is one major challenge that still needs to be tackled to achieve quality and equitable national education.

While the establishment of the Work Committee for Education in 3T and Marginal Areas of Commission X of the House of Representatives (DPR) has given cause for hope, its report has highlighted some hard realities regarding the education ecosystem in 3T areas.

As per the report, the areas lack adequate educational facilities, and educational attainment among their residents is also limited.

Some of the inputs in the report have come from the Indonesian Education Monitoring Network (JPPI).

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