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ANGOLA

ANGOLA

PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15

FEMALE

8%

MALE

N/A

PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18

30%

6%

Year of data:

2015-16

Source:

DHS 2015-16

Year of data:

2015-16

Source:

DHS 2015-16

LEGAL AGE OF MARRIAGE 

18

18

LOWEST PERMITTED AGE OF MARRIAGE DUE TO EXCEPTIONS IN THE LAW

15

16

Law(s) which govern marriage and/or child marriage:

Family Code 1988

ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS

Boys can marry at 16 and girls can marry at 15 in exceptional cases where it is in the interest of the minors.

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?

Yes

IS IT ONE OF THE 50 COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST RATES OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY?

Yes

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