Basic Profile of Child Marriage in Ghana

Basic Profile of Child Marriage in Ghana

This brief has provided a basic profile of child marriage in Ghana. Measures of child marriage are very high. The share of women aged 18-22 who married as children is 17.2 percent and it has declined substantially over time. The share of girls marr...

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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
INVESTMENT
POPULATION KNOWLEDGE
AGED
CHILD
HOUSEHOLDS
VALUES
WOMAN
PARTICIPATION
SCHOOLING
CHILD MARRIAGE
AGE
LAWS
ENROLLMENT
MEN
FIRST MARRIAGE
GROUPS
POPULATION
LAW
LABOR FORCE
GIRLS
STUDENTS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
INTERVENTIONS
PRIMARY EDUCATION
FERTILITY
MARRIAGE
WOMEN
PRIMARY SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN
NUTRITION
RESIDENCE
EARLY MARRIAGE
SECONDARY EDUCATION
DEVELOPMENT GOALS
RURAL GIRLS
WILL
BULLETIN
AGE AT MARRIAGE
HEALTH RISKS
POLICY
OLDER WOMEN
INEQUALITY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/107481468179099453/Basic-profile-of-child-marriage-in-Ghana
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25464

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/107481468179099453/Basic-profile-of-child-marriage-in-Ghana
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25464

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