An Analysis of the Quality of Education based on Education Indicators in West Sumatra Province

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the Net Enrollment Ratio (NER), the number of school educational facilities at different levels of education, and the student-teacher ratio in West Sumatera Province. This research method used a descriptive with a quantitative approach and secondary data from Central Agency on Statistics for the period 2019-2021. The analytical technique used in this research is descriptive quantitative data analysis. The results of the analysis show that the Net Enrollment Ratio of each age group experienced an increase of 0.09-0.044%. The number of elementary schools in West Sumatera Province has fluctuated while Madrasah Ibtidaiyah has increased. The number of junior high school has increased, while the number of Madrasah Tsanawiyah has decreased. The number of upper-level education is dominated by senior high school, followed by Madrasah Aliyah, then vocational high school. The trend of changes in the elementary school student-teacher ratio has decreased, meanwhile both junior and senior high school teachers have increased. In general, the student-teacher ratio in Sumatera Barat is fairly good because it does not exceed the standards set by the government.