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STATE OF PALESTINE
STATE OF PALESTINE
FEMALE
MALE
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
1%
N/A
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
13%
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Year of data:
2019-20
Source:
MICS 2019-20
Year of data:
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Source:
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LEGAL AGE OF MARRIAGE
17 and 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:
Article 5 of the Egyptian Family Rights Law No. 303/1954 in Gaza Strip and Article 5 of the Palestinian Personal Status Code of No. 61/1976 (based on Jordanian law) in the West Bank and East Jerusalem
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
The legal age of marriage for girls is 17 in Gaza, and 18 in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Religious laws are recognised across Palestine, and Sharia courts can permit marriage below the legal age. This includes exemptions in the case of early pregnancy.
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?
Yes
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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