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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
FEMALE
1%
MALE
N/A
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
4%
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Year of data:
2022
Source:
MICS 2022
Year of data:
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Source:
LEGAL AGE OF MARRIAGE
18
18
LOWEST PERMITTED AGE OF MARRIAGE DUE TO EXCEPTIONS IN THE LAW
18
18
Law(s) which govern marriage and/or child marriage:
Marriage Act 2017
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
In 2017, the Miscellaneous Provisions (Marriage) Act revoked all exceptions to the legal age of marriage, including exceptions in customary and religious laws.
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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