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GUINEA-BISSAU
GUINEA-BISSAU
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
FEMALE
8%
MALE
N/A
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
26%
2%
Year of data:
2018-19
Source:
MICS 2018-19
Year of data:
2018-19
Source:
MICS 2018-19
LEGAL AGE OF MARRIAGE
18
18
LOWEST PERMITTED AGE OF MARRIAGE DUE TO EXCEPTIONS IN THE LAW
16
16
Law(s) which govern marriage and/or child marriage:
Civil Code 1966 (amended 1976)
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
Legal to marry at 16 with parental consent
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?
Yes
IS IT ONE OF THE 50 COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST RATES OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY?
Yes
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