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INDONESIA
INDONESIA
FEMALE
MALE
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
2%
N/A
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
16%
5%
Year of data:
2017
Source:
DHS 2017
Year of data:
2017
Source:
DHS 2012
LEGAL AGE OF MARRIAGE
19
19
LOWEST PERMITTED AGE OF MARRIAGE DUE TO EXCEPTIONS IN THE LAW
No minimum age
No minimum age
Law(s) which govern marriage and/or child marriage:
Marriage Act 2019
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
Under the Marriage Act (No. 1/1974), as amended in 2019, the age of marriage in Indonesia is 19 with parental consent, or 21 without, for both men and women. However, a religious court can grant permission for a marriage to take place before the legal age.
CAN MARRIED OR PREGNANT GIRLS GO TO SCHOOL?
No explicit law prevents or protects the right to education for married, pregnant, or parenting girls.
IS THE COUNTRY A FRAGILE OR CONFLICT-AFFECTED STATE?
No
IS THE COUNTRY ONE OF THE 50 MOST CLIMATE-VULNERABLE STATES?
No
IS IT ONE OF THE 50 COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST RATES OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY?
No
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