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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okr-10986-254712021-05-25T10:54:37Z Basic Profile of Child Marriage in the Republic of Congo Male, Chata Wodon, Quentin 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 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 also declined slightly. Child marriage is associated with lower wealth, lower education levels, and higher labor force participation. These are however only correlations, not necessarily causal effects. In order to design programs and policies to reduce child marriage, information is needed on the trend in the practice over time, where it is most prevalent in a country, and what the characteristics of girls marrying early are. 2016-11-29T16:58:22Z 2016-11-29T16:58:22Z 2016-03 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/550221467831639331/Basic-profile-of-child-marriage-in-the-Republic-of-Congo http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25471 English en_US Health, Nutrition and Population Knowledge Brief; 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 Congo, Republic of |
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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 |
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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 Male, Chata Wodon, Quentin Basic Profile of Child Marriage in the Republic of Congo |
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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 also declined slightly.
Child marriage is associated with lower wealth, lower
education levels, and higher labor force participation.
These are however only correlations, not necessarily causal
effects. In order to design programs and policies to reduce
child marriage, information is needed on the trend in the
practice over time, where it is most prevalent in a country,
and what the characteristics of girls marrying early are. |
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Male, Chata Wodon, Quentin |
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Male, Chata Wodon, Quentin |
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Basic Profile of Child Marriage in the Republic of Congo |
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Basic Profile of Child Marriage in the Republic of Congo |
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Basic Profile of Child Marriage in the Republic of Congo |
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Basic Profile of Child Marriage in the Republic of Congo |
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Basic Profile of Child Marriage in the Republic of Congo |
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basic profile of child marriage in the republic of congo |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2016 |
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