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LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
FEMALE
7%
MALE
N/A
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
33%
11%
Year of data:
2017
Source:
MICS 2017
Year of data:
2017
Source:
MICS 2017
LEGAL AGE OF MARRIAGE
18
18
LOWEST PERMITTED AGE OF MARRIAGE DUE TO EXCEPTIONS IN THE LAW
15
15
Law(s) which govern marriage and/or child marriage:
Family Law 1990, Civil Code 2020
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
Lao PDR has conflicting laws on child marriage. The Civil Code 2020 states that the legal age of marriage is 18, and subsequent articles state that a marriage where a spouse is below the age of 18 has grounds for nullifiction. However, the Family Law of 1990 allows marriage at the age of 15 in special and necessary cases, and this clause was not repealed with the advent of the Civil Code.
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?
No
IS IT ONE OF THE 50 COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST RATES OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY?
Yes
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