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GUINEA
GUINEA
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
FEMALE
17%
MALE
N/A
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
47%
2%
Year of data:
2018
Source:
DHS 2018
Year of data:
2018
Source:
DHS 2018
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:
Children's Code 2008
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
The Children's Code states that the President of Guinea by request of the Minister of Justice may allow individuals to marry before 18 years for “serious reasons” and with parental consent. In practice, the law is not upheld.
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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