Basic Profile of Child Marriage in Niger

Basic Profile of Child Marriage in Niger

This brief has provided a basic profile of child marriage in Niger. Measures of child marriage are very high. The share of women ages 18-22 who married as children is 76.8 percent and it has not declined substantially over time. The share of girls...

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Main Authors: Malé, Chata, Wodon, Quentin
Format: Brief
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:
LITERACY
KNOWLEDGE
NUMBER OF GIRLS
AGE OF MARRIAGE
CHILDREN
EDUCATION
POLICIES
POPULATION KNOWLEDGE
CHILD
DROPOUTS
HOUSEHOLDS
WOMAN
CHILD MARRIAGE
AGE
LAWS
MEN
FIRST MARRIAGE
ABILITY
GROUPS
POPULATION
LEVELS OF EDUCATION
LAW
AGE GROUPS
GIRLS
LABOR FORCE
STUDENTS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
PRIMARY EDUCATION
FERTILITY
MARRIAGE
WOMEN
PRIMARY SCHOOL
NUTRITION
RESIDENCE
EARLY MARRIAGE
SECONDARY EDUCATION
DEVELOPMENT GOALS
RURAL GIRLS
WILL
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
BULLETIN
HEALTH RISKS
POLICY
OLDER WOMEN
INEQUALITY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26489562/basic-profile-child-marriage-niger
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24545

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26489562/basic-profile-child-marriage-niger
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24545

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