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MAURITANIA
MAURITANIA
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
FEMALE
16%
MALE
N/A
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
37%
1%
Year of data:
2019-21
Source:
DHS 2019-21
Year of data:
2019-21
Source:
DHS 2019-21
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:
Personal Status Code Act 2001
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
A guardian can marry off an 'incapacitated person' if it is in their interest; guardianship is 'exercised in women's interest'.
CAN MARRIED OR PREGNANT GIRLS GO TO SCHOOL?
Yes: the Penal Protection Code for Children states that parents, guadians, and school heads who refuse to allow girls under 18 to continue to attend school on the grounds of pregnancy are sentenced to one year of imprisonment.
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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