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SOMALIA
SOMALIA
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
FEMALE
8%
MALE
N/A
45%
#N/A
Year of data:
2006
Source:
MICS 2006
Year of data:
Source:
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:
Family Code 1975, provisional Constitution 2012
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
The Family Code 1975 states the minimum age is 18, but for girls this can be 16 or younger with a guardian's consent. The provisional Constitution states that marriage is not legal if either party has not reached the age of maturity, but there is no given age of maturity in the Constitution.
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?
Yes
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?
Data not available
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