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MALAWI
MALAWI
FEMALE
MALE
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
8%
N/A
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
38%
7%
Year of data:
2019-20
Source:
MICS 2019-20
Year of data:
2019-20
Source:
MICS 2019-20
LEGAL AGE OF MARRIAGE
18
18
LOWEST PERMITTED AGE OF MARRIAGE DUE TO EXCEPTIONS IN THE LAW
18
18
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
Law(s) which govern marriage and/or child marriage:
Marriage, Divorce, and Family Relations Bill 2015, Constitution 2017
Following the 2015 Bill, the Constitution was amended in 2017 to remove a provision which allowed children to marry at 15 with parental consent.
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?
Yes
IS IT ONE OF THE 50 COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST RATES OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY?
Yes
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