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ERITREA
ERITREA
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
FEMALE
13%
MALE
N/A
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
41%
2%
Year of data:
2010
Source:
EPHS 2010
Year of data:
2010
Source:
EPHS 2010
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:
Marriage Law 1991
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
The Marriage Law provides an exception for girls who are pregnant or who have already given birth, and they may marry at the age of 16. However, customary laws are also practised, which may not have minimum age requirements.
CAN MARRIED OR PREGNANT GIRLS GO TO SCHOOL?
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?
Data not available
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