An Analysis of the Government's Impact on Achieving the SDGs in the Education Sector in Indonesia

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the effect of government expenditure on the achievement of educational SDGs in Indonesia, measured by the completion rate senior high school/equivalent. Using panel data regression on 33 provinces from 2016-2023, the main variables are government expenditure on education, health, and social protection, with per capita income and poverty as controls. The results show that health function expenditure has a positive and significant effect on the SDGs 4 in education, while education and social protection expenditure are not significant. Per capita income has a positive significant effect, while poverty has a negative significant effect. The finding of this study indicate that investment in the health sector, increasing people's economic welfare and reducing poverty are more effective in advancing senior high school/equivalent completion, while also contributing to the literature and informing sustainable education policy strategies.