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TIMOR-LESTE
TIMOR-LESTE
FEMALE
MALE
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
3%
N/A
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
15%
1%
Year of data:
2016
Source:
DHS 2016
Year of data:
2016
Source:
DHS 2016
LEGAL AGE OF MARRIAGE
17
17
LOWEST PERMITTED AGE OF MARRIAGE DUE TO EXCEPTIONS IN THE LAW
16
16
Law(s) which govern marriage and/or child marriage:
Civi Code 2011
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
CAN MARRIED OR PREGNANT GIRLS GO TO SCHOOL?
16 with parental consent, and the laws apply to customary marriages.
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?
Yes
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