The Elderly Population Of Jakarta Is More Than 1 Million People, Pramono Wants Elderly Schools To Be In Each Kelurahan

DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung wants Elderly Schools to be run in every Jakarta sub-district. This was revealed by Pramono while attending the Senior School Smart Senior Senior Graduate School (SPP) at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII), East Jakarta.

"As the Governor of Jakarta, I will provide complete support for this activity. I hope that not only in 65 urban villages. If possible, all of them can have this elderly school," said Pramono, Thursday, September 18.

Based on data from the DKI Jakarta Population and Civil Registration Agency (Dukcapil) in the first semester of 2025, the number of elderly people in Jakarta reached 1,167,038 people or 10.6 percent of the total population. In detail, 543,017 men (46.5 percent) and 624,021 women (53.5 percent).

"This means that the elderly are quite large today. So the living age of people in Jakarta is also getting better. For that, I encourage synergy with the private sector, education schools and anything for programs like this should not stop being reproduced," explained Pramono.

This event recorded the record with the highest number of graduates, namely 1,618 elderly people who had studied non-formal for ten months.

Pramono praised the enthusiasm of the elderly who were still thirsty for knowledge even though they were old. He alluded to one of the 87-year-old participants who is still actively in school.

"For me, their willingness to go to school in the elderly is an extraordinary thing. What I was surprised about, frankly, my friends when I greeted them one by one, the spirit was extraordinary," said Pramono.

Currently, there are 10 Elderly Schools in Jakarta. Pramono instructed the Department of Empowerment, Child Protection, and Population Control (PPAPP) to expand the reach of elderly schools so that more residents could participate.

"In my opinion, it is not the main diploma, but the process. Here, the elderly have room to meet, gather, interact, maintain happiness, and exchange information with each other. Moreover, now there are 'White troops' who are also tasked with serving the elderly. Hopefully this can lighten their lives," he added.