Basic Profile of Child Marriage in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Basic Profile of Child Marriage in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Measures of child marriage are high in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The share of women ages 18-22 who married as children is 35.9 percent, but it has declined over time. The share of girls marrying very early, before the age of 15, at ju...

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Main Authors: Male, 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
CHILD
HOUSEHOLDS
VALUES
WOMAN
PARTICIPATION
SCHOOLING
CHILD MARRIAGE
AGE
LAWS
ENROLLMENT
MEN
FIRST MARRIAGE
GROUPS
POPULATION
LEVELS OF EDUCATION
LAW
GIRLS
LABOR FORCE
STUDENTS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
INTERVENTIONS
PRIMARY EDUCATION
FERTILITY
MARRIAGE
WOMEN
PRIMARY SCHOOL
NUTRITION
RESIDENCE
EARLY MARRIAGE
SECONDARY EDUCATION
DEVELOPMENT GOALS
RURAL GIRLS
WILL
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
BULLETIN
AGE AT MARRIAGE
HEALTH RISKS
POLICY
OLDER WOMEN
INEQUALITY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/448331467831741265/Basic-profile-of-child-marriage-in-the-Democratic-Republic-of-Congo
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25466

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/448331467831741265/Basic-profile-of-child-marriage-in-the-Democratic-Republic-of-Congo
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25466

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