Basic Profile of Child Marriage in Nigeria

This brief has provided a basic profile of child marriage in Nigeria. Measures of child marriage are high. The share of women ages 18-22 who married as children is 42.1 percent, but it has declined over time. The share of girls marrying very early,...

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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 VALUES WOMAN CHILD MARRIAGE AGE LAWS MEN FIRST MARRIAGE ABILITY GROUPS POPULATION LAW LEVELS OF EDUCATION 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/2016/06/26489796/basic-profile-child-marriage-nigeria http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24547

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spelling	okr-10986-245472021-05-25T10:54:39Z Basic Profile of Child Marriage in Nigeria Malé, Chata Wodon, Quentin LITERACY KNOWLEDGE NUMBER OF GIRLS AGE OF MARRIAGE CHILDREN EDUCATION POLICIES POPULATION KNOWLEDGE CHILD DROPOUTS HOUSEHOLDS VALUES WOMAN CHILD MARRIAGE AGE LAWS MEN FIRST MARRIAGE ABILITY GROUPS POPULATION LAW LEVELS OF EDUCATION 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 This brief has provided a basic profile of child marriage in Nigeria. Measures of child marriage are high. The share of women ages 18-22 who married as children is 42.1 percent, but it has declined over time. The share of girls marrying very early, before the age of 15, has also declined. Child marriage is associated with lower wealth, lower education levels, and higher labor force participation. These are however only correlations, not necessarily causal effects. Other briefs in this series look at potential causal effects. 2016-06-15T22:41:17Z 2016-06-15T22:41:17Z 2016-03 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26489796/basic-profile-child-marriage-nigeria http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24547 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief Africa Nigeria
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topic	LITERACY KNOWLEDGE NUMBER OF GIRLS AGE OF MARRIAGE CHILDREN EDUCATION POLICIES POPULATION KNOWLEDGE CHILD DROPOUTS HOUSEHOLDS VALUES WOMAN CHILD MARRIAGE AGE LAWS MEN FIRST MARRIAGE ABILITY GROUPS POPULATION LAW LEVELS OF EDUCATION 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
spellingShingle	LITERACY KNOWLEDGE NUMBER OF GIRLS AGE OF MARRIAGE CHILDREN EDUCATION POLICIES POPULATION KNOWLEDGE CHILD DROPOUTS HOUSEHOLDS VALUES WOMAN CHILD MARRIAGE AGE LAWS MEN FIRST MARRIAGE ABILITY GROUPS POPULATION LAW LEVELS OF EDUCATION 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 Malé, Chata Wodon, Quentin Basic Profile of Child Marriage in Nigeria
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description	This brief has provided a basic profile of child marriage in Nigeria. Measures of child marriage are high. The share of women ages 18-22 who married as children is 42.1 percent, but it has declined over time. The share of girls marrying very early, before the age of 15, has also declined. Child marriage is associated with lower wealth, lower education levels, and higher labor force participation. These are however only correlations, not necessarily causal effects. Other briefs in this series look at potential causal effects.
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author	Malé, Chata Wodon, Quentin
author_facet	Malé, Chata Wodon, Quentin
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title	Basic Profile of Child Marriage in Nigeria
title_short	Basic Profile of Child Marriage in Nigeria
title_full	Basic Profile of Child Marriage in Nigeria
title_fullStr	Basic Profile of Child Marriage in Nigeria
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publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
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Basic Profile of Child Marriage in Nigeria

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