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NIGER
NIGER
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
FEMALE
28%
MALE
N/A
76%
6%
Year of data:
2012
Source:
DHS 2012
Year of data:
2012
Source:
DHS 2012
LEGAL AGE OF MARRIAGE
15
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:
Civil Code 1993
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
Parental consent; president (no minimum age).
CAN MARRIED OR PREGNANT GIRLS GO TO SCHOOL?
Niger adopted an order in 2019 explicitly stating that pregnant and parenting girls had the right to return to school. However, after the baby is born, the girl must return to school within 40 days.
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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