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GAMBIA
GAMBIA
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
FEMALE
6%
MALE
N/A
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
23%
0%
Year of data:
2019-20
Source:
DHS 2019-20
Year of data:
2019-20
Source:
DHS 2019-20
LEGAL AGE OF MARRIAGE
18
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:
The Children’s (Amendment) Act 2016
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
Under civil law, the legal age of marriage is 18 years or above. However, there is no minimum age of marriage under Islamic Sharia law, which is the dominant tradition governing family law in Gambia and marriages under Sharia law are legally recognised.
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?
Yes
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