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PAPUA NEW GUINEA
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
FEMENINO
MALE
PREVALENCIA DEL MATRIMONIO A LOS 15 AÑOS
8%
N / A
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
4%
4%
Year of data:
2018
Fuente:
DHS 2016-18
Año de los datos:
2018
Source:
DHS 2016-18
EDAD LEGAL PARA MATRIMONIO
16 or 18
18
EDAD MÍNIMA PERMITIDA PARA MATRIMONIO DEBIDO A EXCEPCIONES EN LA LEY
14
16
SOBRE LA LEY Y CUALQUIER EXCEPCIÓN
Ley(es) que rigen el matrimonio y/o el matrimonio infantil:
Marriage Act 1963, Lukautim Pikinini 2015
The Marriage Act allows judicial consent for marriage at the age of 14 for girls and 16 for boys. The Act also recognises customary marriage, which can allow for girls to marry as soon as they start menstruating. The Lukautim Pikinini 2015 (Child Welfare Act) criminalises the act of arranging a child marriage (any marriage below the age of 18), but the Marriage Act has not been amended to reflect this.
¿PUEDEN IR LAS CHICAS CASADAS O EMBARAZADAS ? ¿ESCUELA?
No explicit law prevents or protects the right to education for married, pregnant, or parenting girls.
¿ES EL PAÍS UN ESTADO FRÁGIL O AFECTADO POR CONFLICTOS ?
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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