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ECUADOR
ECUADOR
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
FEMALE
4%
MALE
N/A
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
22%
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Year of data:
2018
Source:
ENSANUT 2018
Year of data:
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Source:
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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:
Civil Code amended 2015
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
The Civil Code was amended in 2015, and there are no exceptions to the legal age of marriage.
CAN MARRIED OR PREGNANT GIRLS GO TO SCHOOL?
The Constitution, the Code of Childhood and Adolescence, and the Organic Law for Intercultural Education all explicitly protect the right to education for pregnant and parenting children.
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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