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ETHIOPIA
ETHIOPIA
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
FEMALE
14%
MALE
N/A
40%
5%
Year of data:
2016
Source:
DHS 2016
Year of data:
2016
Source:
DHS 2016
LEGAL AGE OF MARRIAGE
18
18
LOWEST PERMITTED AGE OF MARRIAGE DUE TO EXCEPTIONS IN THE LAW
16
16
Law(s) which govern marriage and/or child marriage:
Family Code 2000, Criminal Code 2004
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
The Family Code sets the minimum age at 18, but the Minister of Justice may grant dispensation for marriages from the age of 16. The Criminal Code makes child and forced marriage a crime with custodial sentences, up to seven years where the child is below the age of 13 or up to 3 years if the child is 13-17. The minimum ages also apply to religious and customary marriages, but such marriages are legally recognised regardless of the ages of the spouses.
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?
Yes
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