Education
In 2009, Bandar Lampung has a literacy rate of 94.3%, slightly increased from 2005 which was 93.5%. However, high school participation rate kept on decreasing from 69.2% (2007) down to 61.4% (2009). On the other hand, high school participation rate in Indonesia was raising from 54.6% (2007) to 55.8% (2010)
There are some notable high school and university in Bandar Lampung such as SMA Negeri 9 Bandar Lampung (public), SMA Negeri 2 Bandar Lampung (public), SMA Fransiskus Bandar Lampung (private), Lampung University (public, locally known as Unila), Bandar Lampung University (private, locally known as UBL) and Malahayati University (private). In March 2011, Unila has already had 70,866 alumni.
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