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EL SALVADOR
EL SALVADOR
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
FEMALE
4%
MALE
N/A
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
20%
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Year of data:
2021
Source:
NHS 2021
Year of data:
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Source:
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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:
Family Code 1993
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
As well as having no exceptions to the legal age of marriage, it is a crime to officiate a child marriage in El Salvador.
CAN MARRIED OR PREGNANT GIRLS GO TO SCHOOL?
The General Law of Education and the for the protection of childhood and adolescence prohibits discrimination against pregnant and parenting girls.
IS THE COUNTRY A FRAGILE OR CONFLICT-AFFECTED STATE?
No
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?
No
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