4. The nine years basic education is compulsory. At present the number of student attending elementary and junior high school is 7.864.650 and 3.839.023 consecutively and the number of elementary school is 44.154 and junior high school is 12.932 (public and private). Net participation rate at elementary school is about 95% and gross participation rate at junior high is 92%. This include students attending the madrasah. The total number of teachers at elementary and junior high scholl (public and private) is 1.531.193.