Factors driving education migration to Yogyakarta

Abstract

Yogyakarta is one of the main destinations for education in Indonesia. There are various reasons that encourage the migration of school and college students to Yogyakarta. This article is intended to describe the reasons of why migrants study and stay (have a domicile) in Yogyakarta. Research data were obtained through
questionnaires, with samples from 3 regions, namely Yogyakarta, Sleman, and Bantul. A total of 480 respondents came from elementary, junior high, high school/vocational high school and college level; obtained through a proportional random sampling. Based on the results of the research, the reasons for migrants studying in Yogyakarta was the greatest, 49.58 percent, with the reason that the area is convenient for learning; and the reason to seek experience to ‘wander’ (living in a different city) was 29.37 percent. The reason why migrants stay (have domicile) in Yogyakarta because their study has not been completed was 47.5 percent, and for other reasons (following parents’ employment moving) was 36.7 percent.