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CAMBODIA
CAMBODIA
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
FEMALE
2%
MALE
N/A
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
18%
3%
Year of data:
2021-22
Source:
DHS 2021-22
Year of data:
2021-22
Source:
DHS 2021-22
LEGAL AGE OF MARRIAGE
18
18
LOWEST PERMITTED AGE OF MARRIAGE DUE TO EXCEPTIONS IN THE LAW
16, or no minimum age
16, or no minimum age
Law(s) which govern marriage and/or child marriage:
Civil Code 2007
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
The Civil Code (2007) states that 18 is the legal age of marriage, but allows marriage between an adult and a minor from the age of 16 with parental or judicial consent. However, the 1989 Law on Marriage and Family allows for marriages below the age of 18 if a girl is pregnant, and sets no absolute minimum age.
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?
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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