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TONGA
TONGA
FEMALE
MALE
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
0%
N/A
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
10%
3%
Year of data:
2019
Source:
MICS 2019
Year of data:
2019
Source:
MICS 2019
LEGAL AGE OF MARRIAGE
18
18
LOWEST PERMITTED AGE OF MARRIAGE DUE TO EXCEPTIONS IN THE LAW
15
15
Law(s) which govern marriage and/or child marriage:
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1988
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
CAN MARRIED OR PREGNANT GIRLS GO TO SCHOOL?
Children aged 15-17 years require parental consent to be married under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act.
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?
No
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