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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
FEMALE
9%
MALE
N/A
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
32%
8%
Year of data:
2019
Source:
MICS 2019
Year of data:
2013
Source:
DHS 2013
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:
Law 1-21 2021
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
All forms of child marriage were made illegal in 2021. However, the 2021 law did not repeal exceptions in the Civil Code, which allow the Government to grant dispensations for serious reasons.
CAN MARRIED OR PREGNANT GIRLS GO TO SCHOOL?
The Code on the Protection of the Rights of Children and Adolescents protects pregnant girls, but no provision is made regarding girls who have given birth.
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?
No
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