Misiyah, Director, Institute for Alternative Education for Girls: Gender Parity in Education is Important

Indonesia's child marriage rate stands at 23 percent, in spite of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) report, prepared in collaboration with the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef). According to the 2016 report, last year's child marriage rate is still lower by seven percent compared to 2015. The report also notes that West Sulawesi has the highest incidence of child marriage, followed by South and Central Kalimantan.

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