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BHUTAN
BHUTAN
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
FEMALE
6%
MALE
N/A
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
26%
#N/A
Year of data:
2010
Source:
MICS 2010
Year of data:
#N/A
Source:
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:
Marriage Act 1996/2017, Child Care and Protection Act 2011
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
The legal age of marriage is set at 18 in Bhutan, and the Child Care and Protection Act identifies child marriage as a form of sexual abuse.
CAN MARRIED OR PREGNANT GIRLS GO TO SCHOOL?
No explicit law prevents or protects the right to education for married, pregnant, or parenting girls.
IS THE COUNTRY A FRAGILE OR CONFLICT-AFFECTED STATE?
No
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?
No
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