Education is a luxury for many of Indonesia’s 230 million people. Each year 1.5 million young people are unable to continue their education due to financial difficulties, and only 18 percent of those who graduate from high school have the means to pursue higher education, according to the Ministry of Education in 2009. The education sector also is critically under-funded: just 17.5 percent of the state budget is set aside for education, significantly less than in neighboring countries, according to UNESCO. As Indonesia's first social business enterprise, the Putera Sampoerna Foundation has been well-equipped to tackle these challenges since its inception. One of the foundation’s Four Pillars is a commitment to education and leadership.