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MONGOLIA
MONGOLIA
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
FEMALE
1%
MALE
N/A
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
12%
2%
Year of data:
2018
Source:
MICS 2018
Year of data:
2018
Source:
MICS 2018
LEGAL AGE OF MARRIAGE
18
18
LOWEST PERMITTED AGE OF MARRIAGE DUE TO EXCEPTIONS IN THE LAW
16
16
Law(s) which govern marriage and/or child marriage:
Family Law 1999, Civil Code 2002
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
The Family Law 1999 makes 18 the minimum age of marriage, but it also allows marriage for those who have been given the right of full legal capacity, as determined by a court, in accordance with the Civil Code. The Civil Code 2002 allows children to be granted the right of full legal capacity from the age of 16.
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?
No
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