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SOUTH SUDAN
SOUTH SUDAN
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
FEMALE
9%
MALE
N/A
52%
#N/A
Year of data:
2010
Source:
SHHS-2 2010
Year of data:
#N/A
Source:
#N/A
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:
No law defining legal age of marriage
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
There is no specific law preventing child marriage. In the Child Act 2008, a child is defined as under the age of 18, and there are provisions to protect children from early and forced marriage. Although the act of kidnap/abduction for the purpose of early or forced marriage is criminalised, child marriage itself is not. The age of consent is 18, but rape within a marriage is not a crime.
CAN MARRIED OR PREGNANT GIRLS GO TO SCHOOL?
Article 26 of the 2008 Child Act states that "No female child shall be expelled from school due to pregnancy or motherhood or hindered from continuing her education after one year of lactation."
IS THE COUNTRY A FRAGILE OR CONFLICT-AFFECTED STATE?
Yes
IS THE COUNTRY ONE OF THE 50 MOST CLIMATE-VULNERABLE STATES?
Data not available
IS IT ONE OF THE 50 COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST RATES OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY?
Data not available
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