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ZIMBABWE
ZIMBABWE
FEMALE
MALE
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
5%
N/A
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
34%
2%
Year of data:
2019
Source:
MICS 2019
Year of data:
2019
Source:
MICS 2019
LEGAL AGE OF MARRIAGE
18
18
LOWEST PERMITTED AGE OF MARRIAGE DUE TO EXCEPTIONS IN THE LAW
18
18
Law(s) which govern marriage and/or child marriage:
Constitutional Court 2016
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
A 2016 Constitutional Court ruling criminalised child marriage, including marriages made under the Customary Marriages Act
CAN MARRIED OR PREGNANT GIRLS GO TO SCHOOL?
The Education Act prohibits exclusion of pregnant pupils from school.
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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