At What Age?...
...are school-children employed, married and taken to court?
Egypt
Source: CRC/C/65/Add. 9 Date: 11 November 1999 and CRC/C/3/Add. 6 Date:11 December 1992 		back to table --»
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School-leaving age

138. The provisions of the Children's Code dealing with education are consistent with those of the Constitution and the Education Act referred to in the initial report (CRC/C/3/Add.6, paras. 229-283), namely that all children are entitled to education during the first, compulsory, stage, that education is provided free of charge and that children who must work have an opportunity to catch up. […]

From CRC/C/3/Add. 6 of 11 December 1992

230. The Education Act No. 39 of 1981 amended by Act 233 of 1988 states:

Article 15: Basic education shall be the right of every Egyptian child who has attained the age of six. The State shall provide it and parents or custodians are bound to abide by it, for the duration of eight years. […]

Minimum age of employment

48. Under the Children’s Code the minimum age for admission to employment is 14 years. Subject to a decision by the governor of the province concerned and with the agreement of the Minister of Education, it is legal to give children in the 12 to 14 age group training in seasonal employment provided that their physical growth, health and regular attendance at school do not suffer thereby. The minimum age for membership of a workers’ trade union is 15 years.

Minimum age for marriage

46. The minimum age for marriage is set at 18 for males and 16 for females.

Minimum age for criminal responsibility

50. A child under seven years of age is not regarded as criminally responsible (article 94 of the Children's Code).