The Nexus between Government Spending on Education, Poverty, and Education Quality in Indonesia’s Underdeveloped Regions
The Nexus between Government Spending on Education, Poverty, and Education Quality in Indonesia’s Underdeveloped Regions

Summary/Abstract: Academicians and the policy maker have paid serious attention to the problem of quality of education in underdeveloped regions, due to its considerable impact on declining productivity, economic growth, and people’s welfare. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the effect of government spending on education and poverty toward the quality of basic education in Indonesia’s underdeveloped regions. The research result showed that government spending on education led to a significant impact on the quality of basic education in underdeveloped regions. Poverty also had a significant impact on the quality of basic education. From these findings on the importance of government spending on basic education improvement, it is crucial to allocate for developing school governance, supplying and distributing teachers, and increasing the number of schools.

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