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SURINAME
SURINAME
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
FEMALE
9%
MALE
N/A
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
36%
20%
Year of data:
2018
Source:
MICS 2018
Year of data:
2018
Source:
MICS 2018
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:
NieuwBurgerlijkWetboek van Suriname 2011
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
It is possible to marry below the legal age for serious reasons with parental consent and if the Minister for Justice grants an exemption, with no absolute minimum specified.
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?
No
IS IT ONE OF THE 50 COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST RATES OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY?
No
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