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MYANMAR
MYANMAR
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
FEMALE
2%
MALE
N/A
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
16%
5%
Year of data:
2015-16
Source:
DHS 2015-16
Year of data:
2015-16
Source:
DHS 2015-16
LEGAL AGE OF MARRIAGE
18
18
LOWEST PERMITTED AGE OF MARRIAGE DUE TO EXCEPTIONS IN THE LAW
18
18
Law(s) which govern marriage and/or child marriage:
Child Rights Law 2019
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
Although the Child Rights Law, passed in 2019 and prior to the military coup in 2021, states that the legal age of marriage is 18 for both men and women, it is unclear if customary law takes precedence. For example, under the Burmese Buddhist Women’s Special Marriage Law (which specifically legislates for marriage between a Buddhist woman and a non-Buddhist man), parental consent allows girls as young as 14 and boys as young as 16 to marry.
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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