A boy and girl in China, both of whom are younger than 15, were given permission to marry by their parents but local officials have “criticised and educated” them and ordered the girl to return home.
Even though the prevalence of child marriage declined in India from 49.4% in 1993 to 22.3% in 2021, a Lancet Global Health study revealed that in the last eight years,.
According to a BRAC survey, 45 percent of the girls in the country are currently being married off before the age of 18, and more are at risk of being married off.