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MEXICO
MEXICO
FEMALE
MALE
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
4%
N/A
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
18%
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Year of data:
2023
Source:
ENADID 2023
Year of data:
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Source:
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LEGAL AGE OF MARRIAGE
18
18
LOWEST PERMITTED AGE OF MARRIAGE DUE TO EXCEPTIONS IN THE LAW
18
18
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
Law(s) which govern marriage and/or child marriage:
The General Law on the Rights of Children and Adolescents 2014 with amendment through Federal Law 2019, Constitutional Amendment 2024
A federal decree was issued in 2019 to ban marriage for individuals under 18 in 31 out of 32 states, eliminating exceptions that previously allowed local authorities and families to consent to child marriages. Baja California remained an exception at that time but by 2020 exceptions were eliminated. Later in 2024, Mexican Senate unanimously approved a constitutional reform to Article 2, explicitly prohibiting child marriages in indigenous communities.
CAN MARRIED OR PREGNANT GIRLS GO TO SCHOOL?
The General Law on the Rights of Children and Adolescents guarantees the right to education for pregnant and parenting children, and efforts must be made to facilitate re-entry into and completion of education.