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NICARAGUA
NICARAGUA
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
FEMALE
10%
MALE
N/A
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
35%
19%
Year of data:
2011-12
Source:
ENDESA 2011-12
Year of data:
2012
Source:
ENDESA 2011-12
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 2014
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
A legal representative of a girl or boy can consent to marry at 16 or 17 years old.
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?
No
IS THE COUNTRY ONE OF THE 50 MOST CLIMATE-VULNERABLE STATES?
IS IT ONE OF THE 50 COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST RATES OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY?
Yes
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