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UZBEKISTAN
UZBEKISTAN
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
FEMALE
0%
MALE
N/A
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
3%
1%
Year of data:
2021-22
Source:
MICS 2021-22
Year of data:
2002
Source:
DHS 2002
LEGAL AGE OF MARRIAGE
18
18
LOWEST PERMITTED AGE OF MARRIAGE DUE TO EXCEPTIONS IN THE LAW
17
17
Law(s) which govern marriage and/or child marriage:
Family Code 1988
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
The khokim (mayor) of a district or town has the right to reduce the marriageable age, but not by more than a year
CAN MARRIED OR PREGNANT GIRLS GO TO SCHOOL?
The law mandates 11 years of compulsory schooling, effectively keeping children in school until they are 18 or 19 years old. However, no explicit mention of pregnant or parenting children is made.
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?
No
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