Basic Profile of Child Marriage in the Republic of Congo

Basic Profile of Child Marriage in the Republic of Congo

Measures of child marriage are high in the Republic of Congo. The share of women ages 18-22 who married as children is 34.0 percent, and it has decreased only slightly over time. The share of girls marrying very early, before the age of 15, has als...

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Main Authors: Male, Chata, Wodon, Quentin
Format: Brief
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:
AGE OF MARRIAGE
POLICIES
VALUES
WOMAN
PARTICIPATION
AGE
CHILD MARRIAGE
SCHOOLING
LAWS
ENROLLMENT
GROUPS
LEVELS OF EDUCATION
LABOR FORCE
AGE GROUPS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
NUTRITION
DEVELOPMENT GOALS
HEALTH RISKS
BULLETIN
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
WILL
POLICY
OLDER WOMEN
LITERACY
KNOWLEDGE
NUMBER OF GIRLS
CHILDREN
EDUCATION
INVESTMENT
POPULATION KNOWLEDGE
CHILD
HOUSEHOLDS
MEN
FIRST MARRIAGE
POPULATION
LAW
GIRLS
STUDENTS
INTERVENTIONS
FERTILITY
PRIMARY EDUCATION
MARRIAGE
WOMEN
INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN
PRIMARY SCHOOL
EARLY MARRIAGE
RESIDENCE
SECONDARY EDUCATION
RURAL GIRLS
INEQUALITY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/550221467831639331/Basic-profile-of-child-marriage-in-the-Republic-of-Congo
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25471

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/550221467831639331/Basic-profile-of-child-marriage-in-the-Republic-of-Congo
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25471

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