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MADAGASCAR

MADAGASCAR

PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15

FEMALE

13%

MALE

N/A

PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18

39%

11%

Year of data:

2021

Source:

DHS 2021

Year of data:

2021

Source:

DHS 2021

LEGAL AGE OF MARRIAGE 

18

18

LOWEST PERMITTED AGE OF MARRIAGE DUE TO EXCEPTIONS IN THE LAW

No minimum age

No minimum age

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

Law on Marriage and Matrimonial Regimes 2007

ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS

The President of the Court of the First Instance can allow marriage before the age of 18 (no absolute minimum age) if requested by parents and with the consent of the person(s) being married.

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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