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ALGERIA
ALGERIA
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
FEMALE
MALE
0%
N/A
4%
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Year of data:
2018-19
Source:
MICS 2018-19
Year of data:
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Source:
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LEGAL AGE OF MARRIAGE
19
19
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:
Family Code 2005
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
Algeria's Family Code allows both a father or guardian of a girl and a judge to give permission for marriage below the minimum age, with no absolute minimum set.
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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