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CABO VERDE
CABO VERDE
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
FEMALE
MALE
2%
N/A
8%
2%
Year of data:
2018
Source:
DHS 2018
Year of data:
2018
Source:
DHS 2018
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:
Civil Code 1999
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
Children aged 16 can marry with parental consent. In addition, the Civil Code also recognises 'de facto' unions where the two people are over the age of 19, but can prove they have been cohabiting for at least three years. This enables legal recognition of a union which may have commenced when a child was below the age of 16.
CAN MARRIED OR PREGNANT GIRLS GO TO SCHOOL?
Several laws protect the right to education for pregnant or parenting girls and make explicit provision for supporting them.
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?
Data not available
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