With Welfare Increasing, Teacher Professional Education at the Ministry of Religion Soars 700 Percent

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This year, 227,147 non-civil servant religious teachers received an increase in their professional allowance from IDR 1.5 million to IDR 2 million per month.

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Teachers' salaries, which were equivalent to 3.1 minimum wages in 2003, fell to 2.77 in 2025. Salary increases over the last 10 years have been the lowest among all public sector employees, and teachers' purchasing power against gold has fallen to one-third.