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CHAD
CHAD
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
FEMALE
24%
MALE
N/A
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
61%
8%
Year of data:
2019
Source:
MICS 2019
Year of data:
2019
Source:
MICS 2019
LEGAL AGE OF MARRIAGE
18
18
LOWEST PERMITTED AGE OF MARRIAGE DUE TO EXCEPTIONS IN THE LAW
18
18
Law(s) which govern marriage and/or child marriage:
Ordonnance no. 006/PR/2015 et loi no. 029/PR/2015 sur l'interdiction du mariage d'enfants
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
The law to ban child marriage explicitly states that it takes precendence over customary marriages, which previously could take place from the age of 13.
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?
Yes
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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