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VANUATU
VANUATU
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
FEMALE
5%
MALE
N/A
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
21%
8%
Year of data:
2023
Source:
MICS 2023
Year of data:
2023
Source:
MICS 2023
LEGAL AGE OF MARRIAGE
21
21
LOWEST PERMITTED AGE OF MARRIAGE DUE TO EXCEPTIONS IN THE LAW
16
18
Law(s) which govern marriage and/or child marriage:
Control of Marriage Act 2006
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
Men aged 18 and girls aged 16 can get married with parental consent.
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?
Yes
IS IT ONE OF THE 50 COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST RATES OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY?
Data not available
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