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GUATEMALA
GUATEMALA
FEMALE
MALE
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
6%
N/A
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
30%
10%
Year of data:
2014-15
Source:
DHS 2014-15
Year of data:
2014-15
Source:
DHS 2014-15
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:
Civil Code amended 2017
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
In 2017, the Civil Code was amended to remove all exemptions to the legal age of marriage.
CAN MARRIED OR PREGNANT GIRLS GO TO SCHOOL?
The Law of National Education 1991 explicitly protects the right to education for pregnant girls and girls who are mothers.
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?
Yes
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