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EQUATORIAL GUINEA
EQUATORIAL GUINEA
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
FEMALE
MALE
9%
N/A
30%
4%
Year of data:
2011
Source:
DHS 2011
Year of data:
2011
Source:
DHS 2011
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?
14
18
Law(s) which govern marriage and/or child marriage:
Civil Code 2011
A judge can allow marriage from the age of 14 at the request of one of the parties, and both the minor and their guardians must be heard.
Decree No. 1 of 18 July 2016 by the Ministry of Education strictly prohibited access to classrooms for pregnant students.
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?
Data not available
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