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Pesantren Increased by 11 Thousand Since Pesantren Law Was Passed

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Santi learning atmosphere at At-Taqwa Pesantren Depok, Thursday (30/5/2024).
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Santi learning atmosphere at At-Taqwa Pesantren Depok, Thursday (30/5/2024).

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The Ministry of Religious Affairs (Ministry of Religious Affairs) said that the number of boarding schools in Indonesia has increased by about 11,000 since Law (Law) Number 18 of 2019 on Pesantren was passed.

“There is an increase of approximately 11,000 increase in the number of boarding schools from 2019 to now,” said Director of Education of Diniyah and Pondok Pesantren Kemenag, Basnang Said during the Meeting With Opinions (RDP) of the VIII DPR Commission in the Parliament Complex, Jakarta, on Thursday.

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According to Basnang, the existence of the Pesantren Act successfully motivated the community to establish a boarding school.

“As of today, the number of boarding schools registered in the Ministry of Religious Affairs is 41,220. A tremendous leap because in the beginning the Pesantren Act was passed, the number of boarding schools was only about 29 thousand, but as soon as the Pesantren Law was passed, the interest of the public to establish a boarding school was extraordinary,” he said.