Potensi Peningkatan IPM dan PPH di Sumatera Utara melalui Peningkatan Rata-Rata Lama Sekolah (RLS) dari Harapan Lama Sekolah (HLS) untuk

Abstract

Backgrounds and Objectives. The Average Years of Schooling (AYS) in North Sumatra in 2020 is 9.54 years, while the Expected Years of Schooling (EYS) is 13.23 years. This means that the education level of the population of North Sumatra is on average graduating from junior high school but the chance of attending school is to finish Diploma I. Here we can see the gap between the average length of school and the expected length of school. Purposes. Reviewing various documentations in order to produce alternative policies and activities to increase the AYS number from EYS which in turn will increase the Human Development Index (HDI) and reduce poverty. Materials and Methods. The method of this article is through the collection of various regulations and documents from the central government to local governments during November 2021 to December 2021, then a study is carried out to formulate various policies and activities using descriptive statistics. Results: Based on data analysis, various policies and activities that can be taken to increase the average number of years of schooling from the expected length of schooling are that from the student perspective; school fees is freed, scholarships and educational aid is increased, equality education and socialization. Furthermore, from the teacher side; it is necessary to increase the number of teachers, teacher training and certification as well as additional teacher allowances, while from the infrastructure side; it is necessary to rehabilitate and complete school facilities, build new schools and guarantee the accessibility of school locations in the form of roads or bridges, modes of transportation and free school buses. Conclusion: The longer average years of schooling the higher the Human Development Index, which has implications for the high household expected food pattern in North Sumatra.