Jakarta, Aug. 11 -- Deputy Minister of Social Affairs Agus Jabo Priyono has said that there are as many as 4.16 million children not attending school in Indonesia who urgently need access to education through the Sekolah Rakyat program.

He made his statement in response to reporters' questions regarding the fact that more than 100 children have withdrawn or failed to respond to the call to enroll as students in the first phase of the Sekolah Rakyat program in several regions.

"It is alright. Everything is a process. The Statistics Indonesia (BPS) has already reported that there are around 4.16 million children who are out of school or have not yet attended school," Priyono noted, after reviewing student activities at junior high-level S...