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COLOMBIA
COLOMBIA
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
FEMALE
MALE
5%
N/A
23%
7%
Year of data:
2015
Source:
DHS 2015
Year of data:
2015
Source:
DHS 2015
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:
Constitutional Court ruling C-039 of 2025
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
In 2025, the Colombian Constitutional Court enacted a bill, passed in November 2024, to ban child marriage and all exceptions to the legal age of marriage.
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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