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MALI
MALI
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
FEMALE
16%
MALE
N/A
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
54%
2%
Year of data:
2018
Source:
DHS 2018
Year of data:
2018
Source:
DHS 2018
LEGAL AGE OF MARRIAGE
16
18
LOWEST PERMITTED AGE OF MARRIAGE DUE TO EXCEPTIONS IN THE LAW
15
15
Law(s) which govern marriage and/or child marriage:
Code of Persons and the Family 2011
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
Individuals older than 15 years old can marry with the authorisation of the Chief de Circonscription Administrative and parental consent.
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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