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SIERRA LEONE
SIERRA LEONE
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
FEMALE
9%
MALE
N/A
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
30%
4%
Year of data:
2019
Source:
DHS 2019
Year of data:
2019
Source:
DHS 2019
LEGAL AGE OF MARRIAGE
No minimum age
No minimum age
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:
Child Rights Act 2007, Customary Marriage and Divorce Act 2009
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
Although the Child Rights Act made the minimum age of marriage 18, the Customary Marriage and Divorce Act allows minors to be married with parental consent and stipulates no miminum age.
CAN MARRIED OR PREGNANT GIRLS GO TO SCHOOL?
The 2023 Basic and Senior Secondary Education Act guarantees the right to education for girls who are pregnant and who are mothers.
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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