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SAINT LUCIA
SAINT LUCIA
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
FEMALE
4%
MALE
N/A
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
24%
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Year of data:
2012
Source:
MICS 2012
Year of data:
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Source:
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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:
Civil Code 1956
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
Children can marry at 16 years or over with parental consent and permission of the Attorney-General. Marriage below the age of 16 is outlawed by Article 81 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?
No
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