Jakarta, June 2 -- Indonesia's early childhood education (ECE) enrollment rate has risen to 88.38 percent in 2025 as the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education expanded interventions to 146 districts and cities.

Director General of Early Childhood, Basic, Non-formal, and Informal Education Gogot Suharwoto said on Tuesday that the interventions-covering advocacy and public outreach efforts-also aim to accelerate the implementation of the 13-year compulsory education program.

"The interventions carried out by the directorate of early childhood education across districts and cities are being implemented in phases through 2029," he said, adding that the efforts have boosted the ECE enrollment rate from 74.15 percent in 2024 to 88.38 pe...