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CHINA
CHINA
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
FEMALE
MALE
0%
N/A
3%
1%
Year of data:
2020
Source:
National Population Census 2020, UNICEF calculations based on China Population Census Yearbook 2020
Year of data:
2020
Source:
National Population Census 2020, UNICEF calculations based on China Population Census Yearbook 2020
LEGAL AGE OF MARRIAGE
20
22
LOWEST PERMITTED AGE OF MARRIAGE DUE TO EXCEPTIONS IN THE LAW
20
22
Law(s) which govern marriage and/or child marriage:
Marriage Law 2001
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
none
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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