BURUNDI
BURUNDI
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
FEMALE
3%
MALE
N/A
19%
1%
Year of data:
2016-17
Source:
DHS 2016-17
Year of data:
2017
Source:
DHS 2016-17
LEGAL AGE OF MARRIAGE
18
21
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:
Code des Personnes et de la Famille 1993
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
Marriage is permitted below 18 years with a waiver from the provincial governor. Marriage below the age of 21 requires parental consent. In 2016, the Government of Burundi passed a new law on gender-based violence. It defines forced and early marriage as forms of gender-based violence, but the legal ages of marriage were not updated in line with this new law.
CAN MARRIED OR PREGNANT GIRLS GO TO SCHOOL?
The 2016 law to prevent and punish gender-based violence explicitly states that schools must uphold the right to education for single mothers, and take appropriate measures to protect them from stigmatisation and social exclusion. However, it is unclear if this clause also protects pregnant girls or girls who are mothers if they are victims of child marriage and remain with their husband.
IS THE COUNTRY A FRAGILE OR CONFLICT-AFFECTED STATE?
Yes
IS THE COUNTRY ONE OF THE 50 MOST CLIMATE-VULNERABLE STATES?
Yes
IS IT ONE OF THE 50 COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST RATES OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY?
Yes
