Digital Age of Consent by Country

For IBM SkillsBuild

Country / Consent Age

IBM SkillsBuild students who are under the age of digital consent must have parental consent to register in SkillsBuild.

This list is provided for your convenience only and we cannot take responsibility for its accuracy. Please consult with your local governing authority to verify the current age of digital consent in your location.

Country NameAge of Consent
Algeria13
Angola13
Antigua and Barbuda16
Argentina18
Armenia18
Australia15
Austria14
Azerbaijan20
Bahamas16
Barbados18
Bangladesh18
Belgium13
Belize16
Benin13
Bermuda16
Bolivia14
Botswana13
Brazil13
Bulgaria14
Burkina Faso13
Burundi13
Cameroon13
Canada-Nova Scotia19
Canada-All others13
Cape Verde13
Central African Republic13
Chad13
Chile18
Colombia18
Comoros13
Costa Rica15
CÙte d’Ivoire13
Croatia16
Cyprus14
Czech Republic15
Democractic Rep. Congo13
Denmark13
Djibouti13
Dominican Republic16
Ecuador14
Egypt18
El Salvador18
Equatorial Guinea13
Eritrea13
Estonia13
Ethiopia13
Finland13
France15
Gabon13
Gambia13
Germany16
Ghana13
Gibraltar16
Greece15
Grenada16
Guatemala16
Guinea13
Guinea-Bissau13
Guyana16
Haiti16
Hong Kong20
Hungary16
Iceland18
India18
Indonesia21
Ireland16
Israel14
Italy14
Jamaica16
Japan18
Jordan16
Kazakhstan18
Kenya13
Kuwait17
Kyrgyzstan18
Latvia13
Lebanon18
Lesotho13
Liberia13
Libya13
Lithuania14
Luxembourg16
Macedonia14
Madagascar13
Malawi13
Malaysia18
Mali13
Malta13
Mauritania13
Mauritius13
Mexico18
Moldova18
Morocco18
Mozambique13
Namibia13
Nepal16
Netherlands16
New Zealand16
Niger13
Nigeria13
Norway15
Pakistan18
Panama18
Paraguay20
Peru15
Philippines18
Poland16
Portugal13
Puerto Rico18
Republic of the Congo13
Reunion13
Romania16
Rwanda13
Saint Lucia16
Saint Vincent And The Grenadines15
Sao Tome and Principe13
Saudia Arabia20
Senegal13
Serbia18
Seychelles13
Sierra Leone13
Singapore13
Slovakia16
Slovenia16
Somalia13
South Africa18
South Korea14
South Sudan13
Spain14
Sri Lanka18
Sudan13
Suriname16
Swaziland13
Sweden13
Switzerland18
Taiwan18
Tajikistan18
Tanzania13
Thailand20
Togo13
Trinidad and Tobago16
Tunisia13
Turkey16
Uganda13
Ukraine14
United Arab Emirates18
United Kingdom13
United States-Maryland18
United States-All others13
Uruguay18
Uzbekistan18
Venezuela18
Western Sahara13
Vietnam18
Yemen9
Zambia13
Zimbabwe13

If your students are not above the age of digital consent in your country, they will need to have a parental consent form signed in order to use SkillsBuild.

Template Example:

Consent Template Example

You can download and print this template for your students here:

PARENTAL CONSENT FORM (ENGLISH VERSION)