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GUYANA
GUYANA
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
FEMALE
6%
MALE
N/A
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
32%
12%
Year of data:
2019-20
Source:
MICS 2019-20
Year of data:
2019-20
Source:
MICS 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:
Marriage Act 1990
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
16 year olds can be married with parental consent. Pregnant girls below the age of 16 can also be married to the father of the child with judicial permission, as long as he is 16 years old.
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?
IS IT ONE OF THE 50 COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST RATES OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY?
No
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