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FIJI
FIJI
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
FEMALE
MALE
0%
N/A
4%
2%
Year of data:
2021
Source:
MICS 2021
Year of data:
2021
Source:
MICS 2021
LEGAL AGE OF MARRIAGE
18
18
LOWEST PERMITTED AGE OF MARRIAGE DUE TO EXCEPTIONS IN THE LAW
18
18
Law(s) which govern marriage and/or child marriage:
Marriage Act amended 2009
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
CAN MARRIED OR PREGNANT GIRLS GO TO SCHOOL?
IS THE COUNTRY A FRAGILE OR CONFLICT-AFFECTED STATE?
IS THE COUNTRY ONE OF THE 50 MOST CLIMATE-VULNERABLE STATES?
IS IT ONE OF THE 50 COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST RATES OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY?
In 2009 the legal age of marriage became 18 with no exceptions.
The Constitution explicitly protects the right to education for pregnant and parenting girls.
No
No
No
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