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BURKINA FASO
BURKINA FASO
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
FEMALE
MALE
9%
N/A
51%
2%
Year of data:
2015
Source:
EMDS 2015
Year of data:
2015
Source:
EMDS 2015
LEGAL AGE OF MARRIAGE
17
20
LOWEST PERMITTED AGE OF MARRIAGE DUE TO EXCEPTIONS IN THE LAW
15
18
Law(s) which govern marriage and/or child marriage:
Code des Personnes et de la Famille 1989
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
Civil courts can authorise marriages using the lower age limits. In 2018, the revised Penal Code penalises all forms of child marriage, but without raising the minimum ages.
CAN MARRIED OR PREGNANT GIRLS GO TO SCHOOL?
This is unclear due to contradictions. For example, while one article explicitly states that pregnant students cannot be excluded from private and public schools, there are different rules for boarding schools, and after childbirth.
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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