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MARSHALL ISLANDS
MARSHALL ISLANDS
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
FEMALE
6%
MALE
N/A
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
26%
12%
Year of data:
2007
Source:
DHS 2007
Year of data:
2007
Source:
DHS 2007
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:
Births, Deaths, and Marriages Registration Act (amended 2016)
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
Customary marriages are exempt from the law.
CAN MARRIED OR PREGNANT GIRLS GO TO SCHOOL?
The Gender Equality Act 2019 explicitly protects the right to education for pregnant girls and girls who are mothers, with provisions to ensure safeguarding for their health and welfare.
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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