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EL SALVADOR
EL SALVADOR
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
FEMALE
MALE
4%
N/A
20%
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Year of data:
2021
Source:
NHS 2021
Year of data:
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Source:
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LEGAL AGE OF MARRIAGE
18
18
LOWEST PERMITTED AGE OF MARRIAGE DUE TO EXCEPTIONS IN THE LAW
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
CAN MARRIED OR PREGNANT GIRLS GO TO SCHOOL?
18
18
Law(s) which govern marriage and/or child marriage:
Family Code 1993
As well as having no exceptions to the legal age of marriage, it is a crime to officiate a child marriage in El Salvador.
The General Law of Education and the for the protection of childhood and adolescence prohibits discrimination against pregnant and 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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