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MOZAMBIQUE
MOZAMBIQUE
FEMALE
MALE
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
13%
N/A
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
48%
13%
Year of data:
2023
Source:
DHS 2022-23
Year of data:
2023
Source:
DHS 2022-23
LEGAL AGE OF MARRIAGE
18
18
LOWEST PERMITTED AGE OF MARRIAGE DUE TO EXCEPTIONS IN THE LAW
18
18
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
Law(s) which govern marriage and/or child marriage:
Law on Prevention and Combat of Premature Unions 2019
No exceptions: child marriage is explicitly criminalised
CAN MARRIED OR PREGNANT GIRLS GO TO SCHOOL?
No explicit law prevents or protects the right to education for married, pregnant, or parenting girls. In 2003 a decree excluded pregnant girls from mainstream day schools and made them transfer to night classes. This was revoked in 2018.
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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