Education and Science
Bogor is one of the major scientific and educational centers in Indonesia. A significant part of academic and research base was laid in the period of Dutch colonization. In particular, since the beginning of the 19th century there were established laboratories and professional schools focused primarily on improving the efficiency of the colonial agricultural; In the late 19th – early 20th centuries have been established over major scientific institutions – the Research Institute and Rubber Research Institute of Forest.
Similar to the prevailing profile of research and academic activity was retained in Bogor Indonesia and after gaining independence. As in the second half of 20th century, and in the 2000s strongest areas were agricultural science, Biology and Veterinary. The main educational and scientific center with the utmost national importance, is the Bogor Institute of Agriculture, whose structure, in addition to educational facilities, includes dozens of research centers and laboratories. Academy of analytical chemistry.
| Education | Percentage of the population |
|---|---|
| Less than 6 classes | 24.3 |
| Elementary school (grades 1–6) | 29.3 |
| Secondary school (grades 7–9) | 16 |
| High schools (grades 10–12) | 23.2 |
| Bachelor | 3.1 |
| Master and above | 4.1 |
| Type | Number of institutions (public/private) | Number of students | The number of teachers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergartens | 154 (1/153) | 7,194 (175/7,019) | 765 (11/754) |
| Schools for handicap children | 9 (0/9) | 408 (0/408) | 78 (0/78) |
| Elementary schools | 288 (248/40) | 97,794 (84,289/13,505) | 5,004 (4,267/737) |
| Secondary schools | 115 (19/96) | 43,153 (18,867/24,286) | 2,634 (892/1,742) |
| High schools | 50 (10/40) | 22,349 (9,450/12,899) | 1558 (566/992) |
| Technical schools | 63 (no data) | 28,375 (3,334/25,041) | 1826 (246/1,580) |
| Universities | 15 (5/10) | 16,998 (12,304/4,694) | 1,787 (1,225/562) |
The literacy rate in Bogor (98.7%) is rather high for Indonesia. Bogor Institute of Agriculture (Indonesian: Institut Pertanian Bogor) is the main agricultural university of the country. It was founded in 1963 based on the agricultural college, which was established back in the 19th century by the Dutch colonial administration. The largest private universities are Pakuan, Juanda, Nusa Bangsa and Ibn Khaldun. In addition to regular schools, there are over 700 Muslim schools (madrasah) and several Christian schools and colleges.
Most scientific research in Bogor is carried out in agriculture, soil science, dendrology, veterinary and ichthyology. More specific areas include natural pesticides and repellents, intercropping, industrial applications of essential oils and natural alkaloids, increasing yields of various kinds of pepper, improving preservation processes, etc. The city hosts the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) – a non-profit scientific structure, operating under the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR).
The headquarters of Organisation for the Preservation of Birds and their Habitat are in Bogor.
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