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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
FEMALE
MALE
26%
N/A
61%
17%
Year of data:
2018-19
Source:
MICS 2018-19
Year of data:
2018-19
Source:
MICS 2018-19
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:
Family Code 1998
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
Parental consent; state prosecutor on serious grounds (no minimum age).
CAN MARRIED OR PREGNANT GIRLS GO TO SCHOOL?
The Child Code explicitly guarantees the right to education for pregnant girls and young mothers.
IS THE COUNTRY A FRAGILE OR CONFLICT-AFFECTED STATE?
Yes
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?
Yes
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