PERTANIKA JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES

Early marriage poses significant challenges to educational continuity in Indonesia, particularly in regions such as Ponorogo, where cultural and socioeconomic factors contribute to its prevalence. Framed within Ecological Theory, this study examined how family and school environments, as part of the microsystem, influence early marriage and its implications for educational continuity while considering broader societal norms as the macrosystem and community resources as the exosystem. Using a survey method, data were collected from 161 junior and senior high schools selected among 309 institutions through area sampling procedures. Questionnaires were used as the primary data collection instrument, with schools serving as the unit of analysis. The data were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with SmartPLS. The results showed that family and school environments significantly enhanced educational continuity, with path coefficients of -0.568 and -0.175 and P-values of 0.000 and 0.010, respectively. The analysis revealed that early marriage did not significantly affect educational continuity, highlighting the crucial role of supportive family and school environments. It fills the literature gap with empirical evidence from Indonesia, emphasizing the role of microsystem, macrosystem, and exosystem factors in shaping educational outcomes, offering actionable insight for policymakers and educators.