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CAMEROON
CAMEROON
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
FEMALE
11%
MALE
N/A
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
30%
3%
Year of data:
2018
Source:
DHS 2018
Year of data:
2018
Source:
DHS 2018
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:
Penal Code 2016, Civil Code 1951
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
The Penal Code punishes marriage below the age of 18, but this conflicts with the Civil Code, which allows marriage of girls aged 15 and boys at 18 and which allows exemption by the President.
CAN MARRIED OR PREGNANT GIRLS GO TO SCHOOL?
A government circular ended a ban on pregnant girls attending school, and allows pregnant girls to stay in school until the 26th week of pregnancy, and to return after childbirth.
IS THE COUNTRY A FRAGILE OR CONFLICT-AFFECTED STATE?
Yes
IS THE COUNTRY ONE OF THE 50 MOST CLIMATE-VULNERABLE STATES?
No
IS IT ONE OF THE 50 COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST RATES OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY?
Yes
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