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KPK survey shows ‘integrity crisis’ in education sector
Indonesia’s education sector sees a drop on its integrity index score from a survey conducted by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), due to academic dishonesty and corrupt behaviors among teachers and lecturers, among other factors.
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Students listen to their teacher at a classroom of Jakarta state senior high school SMAN 70 in South Jakarta on April 14. (Antara/Indrianto Eko Suwarso)
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recent survey of the integrity situation in the country’s education sector has revealed that schools and universities are prone to corruption, cheating and other academic dishonesties, prompting a call from analysts for the government to move swiftly in addressing the “integrity crisis”.
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) launched the 2024 Education Integrity Assessment Survey (SPI) last week, in which the antigraft body interviewed nearly 500,000 students, parents, educators and heads of education institutions from 35,650 schools and 1,238 universities nationwide. The number of respondents were larger than the ones interviewed for the 2023 survey.
The KPK gave a 69.5 for 2024’s integrity index for the education sector, a score lower than 73.7 for the index for the previous year.
The survey revealed several examples of academic dishonesty, such as nearly 45 percent of students admitting to cheating on assignments and 43 percent of universities reporting instances of lecturers plagiarizing for journal publications.
Around 12 percent of surveyed schools also reported cases of teachers engaging in fraud to meet certification or performance targets.
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The KPK survey also revealed a pattern of bribery committed by teachers and lecturers where money was accepted in exchange for grade manipulation and preferential treatment of students. Some teachers and staff were also reported for misusing their institution’s facilities for personal use.
