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COMOROS
COMOROS
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
FEMALE
MALE
5%
N/A
21%
7%
Year of data:
2022
Source:
MICS 2022
Year of data:
2022
Source:
MICS 2022
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 2005
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
A judge can authorise marriage below the age of 18 if there are considered "serious reasons" for the marriage. The Penal Code includes sanctions for anyone who tries to or does consummate a customary marriage with a child below the age of 13.
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?
Yes
IS IT ONE OF THE 50 COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST RATES OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY?
Yes
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