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BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)
BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
FEMALE
MALE
3%
N/A
20%
5%
Year of data:
2016
Source:
DHS (EDSA) 2016
Year of data:
2016
Source:
DHS (EDSA) 2016
LEGAL AGE OF MARRIAGE
18
18
LOWEST PERMITTED AGE OF MARRIAGE DUE TO EXCEPTIONS IN THE LAW
16
16
Law(s) which govern marriage and/or child marriage:
Code of Families and Family Proceedings 2014
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
Bolivia allows exceptions to the minimum age of marriage. With parental consent, girls and boys can marry at 16 years of age.
CAN MARRIED OR PREGNANT GIRLS GO TO SCHOOL?
In the Code on Children and Adolescents, discrimination based on pregnancy in the education system is considered a form of violence, and measures are listed in the code to prevent, stop and eliminate violence, aggression and/or harassment in educational units or centres. However, no law explicitly 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?
No
IS IT ONE OF THE 50 COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST RATES OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY?
No
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