M01926

Management of Basic Education Program
in The Perspective of Sustainable Development Goals

Bambang Ismanto
Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana Salatiga, Indonesia
bambang.ismanto@staff.uksw.edu

Abstract
This study aims to analyze the performance of basic education in preparing a sustainable
development program in Central Java - Indonesia. Research conducted with quantitative
descriptive approach. Basic education development indicators based on the millennium
development goals become a reference for performance analysis of basic education. Source of
research data is a report on basic education program of the Regional Planning Board and the
Department of Education, Central Java Province in 2015. The results showed that the Gross
Enrolment Ratio (GER) at a rate of approximately 75.12% of early childhood, SD / MI =
109.13% and SMP / MTs = 100.69%. The ratio of NER SD / MI approximately: 98.43%, SMP
/ MTs = 77.95%. NER women / men in SD / MI approximately: 99.26%, on SMP / MTs
100.48% and the ratio of literacy rates around: 100.13%. Life skills education as much as 356
villages covering 40 520 vocational group. Qualified teacher S1 / Diploma IV, at the early
childhood level (46.66%), SD / MI (77.90), and SMP / MTs (91.45%). The dropout rate SD /
MI (0.077), and SMP / MTs (0.232%). Conclusion Central Java province managed to achieve

the MDGs in education and set up a sustainable development goals (SDGs). GER Early
childhood education is about 75%, yet the school operational assistance to meet the needs of the
school budget, GER in Higher Education around 35%, lack of access to quality vocational
education to the challenge of Central Java province in the SDGs.
Keywords: Performance, Basic Education, MDGs to SDGs

states are mostly represented by heads of

Introduction
Education becomes the strategic

government agreed to adopt the Millennium

development of the nation towards a better

Declaration. The declaration was based on

quality of life, prosperity, and justice.

an inclusive approach, and grounded in


Education is one of the important issues to

concern for the fulfillment of basic human

be a priority in development in developing

rights. The UN General Assembly adopted

countries. At the Summit (Summit) The

the Millennium Declaration, establishing a

Millennium

global

United

Nations


(UN)

in

partnership

of

countries

and

development partners committed to eight

September 2000, a total of 189 UN member
1

voluntary development goals, to be achieved


their Illiteracy was reduced. The millennium

by 2015. Representing ambitious moral and

development goals in the field of education

practical commitments, the MDGs2 called

include

for action to: (1)eradicate extreme poverty

schools; The proportion of first graders who

and hunger; (2)achieve universal primary

completed elementary school; and the

education; (3) promote gender equality and


literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds, women and

empower women; (4) reduce child mortality;

men.

(5) improve maternal health; (6) combat

Indonesia's

HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases; (7)

a

global

partnership

(NER)


Elementary

participation

in

the

Millennium Declaration agreed along with

ensure environmental sustainability; and (8)
develop

Enrollment

189 other countries in 2000 is not merely to

for

fulfill the goals and objectives of the


development.

Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

An outline of the education policy is

But

participation

was

based

on

the

an extension and equal access to education,


consideration that the objectives and targets

improving the quality and welfare of

of the MDGs in line with Indonesia's

teachers,

educational

development goals and objectives. The

institutions. Educational institutions will be

Indonesian government has mainstreamed

the center of civilizing values, attitudes, and

the MDGs in the planning phase to the


ability. In addition, the development goal of

implementation as stated in the Long Term

education also undertake reforms

and

Development Plan 2005-2025, the National

stabilization the education system, including

Medium Term Development Plan 2004-

curriculum reform and the decentralization

2009 and 2010-2014 and the Annual Work

of education. Decentralization education


Plans and budgeting document. Based on the

including curriculum updates,improving the

pro-growth,

quality of educational institutions in facing

environment and the allocation of funds in

the development of science and technology

the central and local budgets to support the

and art, as well as resource development

achievement of the MDG targets to increase

human resources as early as possible.


every year. A productive partnership with

During the period of Order The new,

civil society and the private sector to

and

empower

improved education so that the proportion of
2

pro-job,

pro-poor,

pro-

contribute to accelerating the achievement

the concepts of sustainable development are

of MDGs (Bappenas: 2016).

applicable. Education is the foundation of
the government's efforts to encourage the

Education today is a basic right in

achievement of the goals and objectives of

the value of human life. Education has a

sustainable development in an era of

very important role to support human life
because

it

is

essentially

human

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and

in

2030 under the direction of the United

implementing his life can not be separated
from

education.

Implementation

Nations Forum agreed on August 2, 2015.

and

The increase in education for the people of

development of educational assessment must

Indonesia will foster the achievement of the

also be adapted to the conditions and the
social

situation

in

the

goals and objectives of other in 17 points

community.

SDGs, especially to improve Indonesia's

Therefore, education is like an experiment

human development index. So expect the

that was never finished until whenever, as

role of education is able to increase the

long as there is human life in this world.

competitiveness of Indonesia in support of

Said, because education is a part of human

SDGs 2030.

culture and civilization that continues to
grow. This is in line with human nature that
has the potential of creative and innovative.

Research Method

Education is not only a role in

The

creating youth as agents of change that

quantitative

descriptive

approach.

brings change, but the younger generation

analysis

based on

the millennium

should be an agent of a producer who is able

development goal targets basic education by

to create real change. Education should be a

2015 in the province of Central Java -

patron not only in terms of formal education

Indonesia. Source of research data is a report

but the question is education that can change

on basic education program of the Regional

the mindset of the nation and innovative

Planning Board and the Department of

education that promotes creativity and

Education. Stages of research conducted by

innovative power of the nation. The younger

reviewing the indicator on MDG education,

generation as an agent of innovation that can

basic education data sorting, and analyzing

contribute significantly important to apply

the performance of basic education based on
3

is

study

was

conducted

by
The

the MDGs. Performance of basic education

express their views in all matters affecting

Central Java Province expressed as a

them and for their views to be given due

percentage. Further analyzed according to

weight in accordance with their age and

the standard performance (target) on MDGs

maturity (Unicef : 2007).

of basic education.

The Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs) are a set of numerical and timebound targets that express key elements of

Literature Review

human development. They include halving
Education

has

been

formally

income-poverty

and

hunger;

achieving

recognized as a human right since the

universal primary education and gender

adoption of the Universal Declaration of

equality; reducing under-five mortality by

Human Rights in 1948. This has since been

two-thirds

affi rmed in numerous global human rights

threequarters;

treaties,

including

Educational,
Organization

the

Scientifi

and

maternal

reversing

mortality
the

spread

by
of

United

Nations

HIV/AIDS; and halving the proportion of

and

Cultural

people without access to safe water. These

Convention

targets are to be achieved by 2015, from

c

(UNESCO)

against Discrimination in Education (1960),

their level in 1990 (United Nations, 2000)

the International Covenant on Economic,
In 1990, the goal was set to provide

Social and Cultural Rights (1966) and the

basic education to all children by the year

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms

2000. The sad truth is that the 1990s saw

of Discrimination against Women (1981).

only about a fifth of the global progress

The United Nations Convention on the
Rights

of

the

Child

(1989)

needed. For developing countries, the

further

average net enrolment ratio for primary

strengthens and broadens the concept of the

education increased from 78 in 1990 to 83 in

right to education, in particular through the

2000. Not surprisingly, the goalpost was

obligation to consider in its implementation

moved to 2015; but this promise will not be

the Convention’s four core principles:

kept either if progress does not accelerate

nondiscrimination; the best interests of the

two-fold between 2000 and 2015. At the

child; the right to life, survival and

current rate, the global education target will

development of the child to the maximum

not be reached until the year 2030 (Browne :

extent possible; and the right of children to
4

2003). Globally, the world is not on track to

(education for all). Compulsory education

reaching

primary

program held at the unit of basic education

education by 2005.7 At the current rate, the

in formal education (SD / MI and SMP /

target will not be met until the year 2025.

MTs), non-formal and informal, and should

Gender discrimination in primary school

be able to accommodate a normal child as

enrolment remains a concern in several

well as those with disabilities and have

countries,

Sub-Saharan

barriers. In the perspective of education for

Africa, South Asia and the Middle East and

all, the plan term development national

North Africa (Unicef 2007).

medium explained that every person has the

gender

equality

particularly

in

in

right to develop themselves through the

Based on the Constitution 45 Article

fulfillment of basic needs, is entitled to

31 mandated that: (1) Every citizen has the

education and to benefit from science and

right to education; (2) Every citizen is

technology, arts and culture, in order to

obliged to follow basic education and

improve the quality of life and for the

government is obliged to finance it; (3) The

welfare

State prioritizes education budget at least

of

mankind

is

constitutional

mandate. Education must be accessible to

twenty percent of the national and regional

everyone by not limited by age, place, and

budgets to meet the needs of national

time. The government must ensure the

education. Similarly, Law No. 20 Year 2003

alignments to learners who have physical

on National Education System, Article 5

challenges, mental, economic, social, or

Paragraph (1) states that every citizen has an

geographic.

equal right to obtain a quality education;
Article 6 Paragraph (1) every citizen aged 7-

The

proposed

Sustainable

15 years of compulsory basic education; and

Development Goals (SDGs) offer major

Article 34 Paragraph (1) government and

improvements

local

the

Development Goals (MDGs). On 25-27

implementation of the compulsory minimum

September 2015, a total of 193 countries at

level of basic education free of charge.

the headquarters of the United Nations, New

Implementation of compulsory education

York, United States unanimously agreed to

program is part of education policy in

adopt the document entitled "Transforming

Indonesia in achieving education for all

Our

governments

guarantee

5

World:

on

The

the

2030

Millennium

Agenda

for

Sustainable Development" or "Changing

communities. Creating cities safe for all,

forget Our World: Agenda Year 2030 for

resistant to change, and sustainable; (12)

Sustainable Development. At this meeting

Consumption

agreed on 17 of the following purposes: (1)

responsible.

Ensure

Eradication of poverty. Ending poverty in all

supporting

sustainable

its forms in all places; (2) Reduction of

production; (13) in action for the climate.

hunger.

Ending

security

and

hunger,

and

production

are

consumption

and

patterns

of

achieve

food

Take measures and emergency measures are

nutrition,

and

needed to combat climate change and its

promoting sustainable agriculture; (3) Life

impact; (14) Peace and justice. Promote a

healthy. Promoting healthy living and

peaceful and open society for sustainable

support welfare for all ages; (4) quality

development, providing access to justice for

education.

quality

everyone and building effective institutions,

education, and to support the opportunity to

responsible, and open at all levels; (15) the

study with stable throughout life to all

Partnership for sustainable development.

people without

(5) Gender

Strengthening means of enforcement and

equality. Achieving gender equality and

revive the global partnership for sustainable

empowering

development; (16) Promote a peaceful and

improved

Guarantee

fair

exception;

women

(6)

and

Water

and

sanitation. Ensure access to water and

inclusive

sanitation for all; (7) The Clean Energy and

development, provide access to justice for

holidays. Ensure access to energy that is

all

cheap, reliable, sustainable and modern for

accountable and inclusive at all levels; (17).

all; (8) decent work and economic growth.

Strengthen implementation and revive the

Supporting sustainable economic growth for

global

all, where there is decent work for those

developmentEducation

who need it; (9) Industry, innovation,

Development (ESD) is largely synonymous

infrastructure. Building infrastructure that

with quality education but requires far-

resists

sustainable

reaching changes to the way education

industrialization, and helping innovation;

functions in modern society. How to

(10)

Reducing

structure and implement quality education

inequalities within countries and between

for sustainable development is a key

countries; (11) City of sustainable cities and

challenge.

change,

Reducing

support

the

gap.

6

and

society

building

for

effective

partnership

Another

sustainable

institutions,

for

sustainable

for

Sustainable

challenge

is

that

systematically assessing the effectiveness of

Education

learning. More specifically, the development

institutional

in the field of education at SGS, focused on

infrastructure,

the acquisition of foundational and higher-

curriculum,

order skills; greater and more equitable

enrichment of learning resources. The policy

access to technical and vocational education

will do is utilize all the potential of basic

and training and higher education; training

education (Education).

(Basic

Education),

development,

through
fulfillment

implementation
student

of

the

development

and

throughout life; and the knowledge, skills

Performance targets to be achieved

and values needed to function well and

by 2018 that APK SD / SDLB / MI /

contribute to society (United Nations :

Package A of 109.25%; APM SD / SDLB /

2016).

MI / Package A at 100% and APK SMP /
SMPLB / MTs / Package B by 100.60%;

Results and Discussion

APM SMP / SMPLB / MTs / Package B by

Performance Basic Education in Central
Java Province - Indonesia

80%.

of

basic

MTs by 99.25%. The average value of the

Plan (2013-2018) was the realization of

national exam SD / SDLB / MI at 7.15, SMP

education Quality, Competitive, Character,

/ SMPLB / MTs by 6.90. In terms of

and Justice. Target is to improve the basic

equality, education facilities, 2018 was

education Basic Education Services (Basic)

Classrooms SD / MI National Standard of

quality. Joint with local goverments, will

70.50% Education and Classroom SMP /

realize the completion of 9-year compulsory

MTs by 80.75%. Other quality indicators, in

basic education quality. The purpose of

2018 the entire SD / SDLB / MI accredited

basic education development program is to

and SMP / SMPLB / MTs accredited by

improve the availability and quality of basic

100%

education services. While the goal is

Human

increasing infrastructure quality education,
Central

fostering the potential of students and the

Java

Development
province

Index
in

of
2015

approximately 69.49%, the lowest in Brebes

application of a uniform curriculum. The
services

quality

SD / SDLB / MI 99,98%, SMP / SMPLB /

province on the Medium Term Development

improving

of

education, in 2018 for Graduation Figures

Educational vision of Central Java

strategy for

Indicators

regency (63.18%) and the highest Salatiga

Basic

(80.96%). HDI calculation by a composite
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indicator covering life expectancy, the

the NER SMP / MTs around: 77.95%, the

average length of school and spending per

lowest Tegal regency (68.46%) and the

capita in the community. Life Expectancy

highest city of Magelang (91.45%). The

lows around 73.96% in Brebes (68.20%) and

achievement of primary education NER (SD

the highest in Sukoharjo (77.46%). Old

/ MI and SMP / MTs) in Central Java

School expectancy of about 12.38 years, the

province has not reached 100%. This means

lowest in the Trunk (11.09 years) and the

that all children of primary school age in

highest in Salatiga (14.97 years). Average

Central Java province has been registered on

Old School around 7.03 years, the lowest in

the SD / MI and SMP / MTs.

Brebes (5.88 years) and the highest in

The dropout rate at the primary / MI

Surakarta (10.38 years). Expenditure per

approximately 0.077% and SMP / MTs

capita of about Rp. 9.93 million; Lowest

approximately 0.023%. Library SD / MI

Pemalang Regency (Rp. 7.177 million;) and

corresponding national standards in Central

the highest in Salatiga (Rp. 14.6 million;).

Java province around 45.96%, the lowest in

Access to basic education in Central

Boyolali (31.09%) and the highest in

Java province relative meet millennium

Salatiga (89.82%). Meanwhile, at the level

development goal targets. Gross Enrolment

of SMP / MTs, according to the standard

Ratio (GER), early childhood education in

library has about 78.43%, the lowest in

the period 2000-2015, up from 17.33% to

Jepara regency (60.28%) and the highest

75.12% exceeding the 2015 EFA targets.

Pekalongan regency (90.70%).

GER lowest in Brebes regency (69.99%)

In terms of school health, sanitation

and the highest in Magelang (91,50%). GER

feasibility in SD / MI Central Java province

at primary level / MI approximately

around 71.32 from 70.50% target set.

109.13%, the lowest in Blora (100%) and

Meanwhile, the feasibility of the lowest in

the highest in Magelang (188%). While the

Pekalongan

NER approximately: 98.43%, the lowest

Surakarta (97.43%). At the SMP / MTs,

Brebes (90%) and the highest city of

sanitation feasibility approximately 70.92%

Magelang (168%). Meanwhile, the GER at

of the target set by 70.10%. Feasibility

SMP / MTs approximately 100.69%, the

lowest in Jepara regency (30.60%), and

lowest Rembang (96.20%) and the highest

highest in Salatiga (98.81%).

city of Magelang (133.79%). Meanwhile,
8

(14.22%)

and

the

highest

The adult literacy rate is based on the

education, vocational and higher education,

ratio of men and women in Central Java

including

province around 94.41%. Cilacap (92.53%)

quality; (4) eliminating gender disparities in

and the highest in Tegal (98.85%). The

education, and ensure equal access to all

quality of education in Central Java province

levels of education and vocational training

views of eligibility and certification of

for vulnerable people including those with

teachers (educators) as well as the students'

disabilities, indigenous communities, and

graduation. Feasibility teachers teach in

children in vulnerable conditions; (5) ensure

kindergarten (21.97%), SD (47.22%) and

that all adolescent and adult groups a certain

junior (87.79%). The graduation rate at the

proportion, both male and female, have the

primary level around 99.99%, and 98.22% A

literacy

program package, while the national test

Indonesia:2016)

scores of 6.83. Meanwhile the graduation

universities,

skills

and

affordable

numeracy

and

(SDGs

The main issues that should be

rate in junior high around 99.81%, and

solving Central Java Provincial Government

99.74% B package program, while the

in achieving the goals of sustainable

national test scores of 5.68.

development
Education,

Sustainable Development Goals of
Education in Central Java Province

is

the

enrollment

Early

Childhood

at

SMP/MTs,

acquisition cost of primary and secondary
education, access to vocational education

Goal of quality education as the

and higher education, gender disparities and

target of the MDGs, in 2030, include (1)

ensure access to all levels of education and

ensure that all girls and boys completing

vocational training, for vulnerable people

primary and secondary education free of

including those with disabilities, indigenous

charge, equal, and quality, which leads to

communities, and children in vulnerable

the achievement of learning relevant and

conditions and ensure that all adolescent and

effective; (2) ensure that all girls and boys

adult groups a certain proportion, both male

have access to the development and care of
early

childhood,

parenting,

and female, have the literacy skills and

pre-school

numeracy.

education quality basic, so they are ready to

Gross enrollment in early childhood

pursue primary education; (3) ensure equal

education by 2015 around 75%, this means

access for all women and men, to technical
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about 25% of the population is still

meaningful, overcome barriers, supporting

unserved. It will be a matter of readiness

the mobilization of resources, end the work

when students aged SD / MI entered the first

isolated

grade.

necessary

planning, implementation and M & E better.

psychological readiness of students in

The success of efforts to accelerate the need:

reading, writing and arithmetic. Enrollment

a better partnership; Building capacity of

SMP / MTs in 2015 approximately 79.30%.

national

Free education, even at the cost of

Mobilization of resources from various

operational pemyelenggaraan primary and

stakeholders; Strengthening Communication

secondary education is difficult to realize.

Strategy (SDGs Indonesia :2016). Public

The calculation of operating costs and

participation and stakeholders done to

operational assistance calculated schools

socialize the target of quality education

nationwide. Meanwhile, the unit cost of

without

education varies among regions. Figures

stakeholders, research centers, professional

Higher

still

organizations and religious, philanthropic

relatively low of less than 40% or about

and private sector, parliamentarians, NGOs,

35%. The relatively high unit cost of quality

etc. Each is a resource partner with the

vocational education and higher education

Development full of aspirations, interests

as a barrier to access to education is

and ways of working optimally if included,

concerned. While the acquisition cost of

could

higher education for poor families through

education, health, welfare, environmental

scholarships “Bidik Misi” can not be

protection, equality and various other SDGs

allocated fairly and equitably. Systems and

targets.

In

this

stage,

Education

the

participation

and

build

and

synergies

sub-national

discrimination.

encourage

for

efforts

the

actors;

Makademia

to

promote

procedures with formal administrative bureaucratic constraint poor families to

Conclusions and Recommendations

access it.

Based on the discussion above it can

Learning from the experience of

be concluded that: (1) Most of the targets of

MDGs, efforts to accelerate the SDGs

education development in the MDGs can be

require various resources of national and

realized. Target has not been achieved is the

subnational directed to various areas of

GER on early childhood education, (2) The

priority to encourage multiplier effect

inhabitants of men and peremuan been able
10

(BAPPENAS),
2014,
Laporan
Pencapaian Tujuan Pembangunan
Milenium Di Indonesia

to access basic education without exception
for children with special needs (3) There are
still some counties or the city of local

Pemerintah Republik Indonesia, 2015,
Rencana
Pembangunan
Jangka
Menengah Nasionan Tahun 2015-2019
SGDs,
2015,
Menjamin
Kualitas
Pendidikan Yang Inklusif Dan Merata
Serta Meningkatkan Kesempatan
Belajar Sepanjang Hayat Untuk
Semua
http://sdgsindonesia.or.id/index.php/sd
gs/item/182-tujuan-4-pendidikanberkualitas
Unesco, 2014, Roadmap for Implementing
the Global Action Programme on
Education
for
Sustainable
Development, Published
by the
United Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization

governments that have not achieve the
MDGs
The achievement of quality education on the
SDGs, recommended (1) Entering the
program MGS, need socialization of the
concepts and targets to local governments,
communities and stakeholders (2) Public
policy on planning and budgeting for quality
education equitable, fair and nondiscriminatory (3) , Action plans and egovernemnt
based.monitoring
and
evaluation

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