WORLD African Child Marriage Laws 2023

Africa, 1995 - 2023

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afr-world-wacml-2023-v1.1

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Data file: minagemarr-v1.1

Cases:	1550
Variables:	14

Variables

country

year

minage_female_pc

min age of marriage for girls with parental consent

minage_female_leg

legal min age of marriage for girls

minage_female_crlaw

min age of marriage for girls under religious and customary law

minage_female_loop

min age of marriage for girls w/ legal loopholes

minage_male_pc

min age of marriage for boys with parental consent

minage_male_leg

legal min age of marriage for boys

minage_male_crlaw

min age of marriage for boys under religious and customary law

minage_male_loop

min age of marriage for boys w/ legal loopholes

iso3

region

world bank region

wb_econ

world bank income-level

iso2

Total: 14

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