Child Marriage, Early Childbearing, Low Educational Attainment for Girls, and Their Impacts in Uganda

Child Marriage, Early Childbearing, Low Educational Attainment for Girls, and Their Impacts in Uganda

The proportions of girls marrying or having children before the age of 18 have been declining in Uganda according to data from the latest publicly available Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) implemented in 2011. Yet despite progress, more than on...

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Main Authors: Wodon, Quentin, Male, Chata, Onagoruwa, Adenike, Savadogo, Aboudrahyme, Yedan, Ali
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
EARLY MARRIAGE
CHILDREN
GIRLS
GENDER
EDUCATION
FINANCE
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
CHILD MARRIAGE
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
POVERTY
WOMEN IN LABOR FORCE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/706641512475149419/The-cost-of-not-investing-in-girls-child-marriage-early-childbearing-low-educational-attainment-for-girls-and-their-impacts-in-Uganda
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spelling okr-10986-290392021-05-25T09:08:40Z Child Marriage, Early Childbearing, Low Educational Attainment for Girls, and Their Impacts in Uganda Wodon, Quentin Male, Chata Onagoruwa, Adenike Savadogo, Aboudrahyme Yedan, Ali EARLY MARRIAGE CHILDREN GIRLS GENDER EDUCATION FINANCE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT CHILD MARRIAGE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN POVERTY WOMEN IN LABOR FORCE The proportions of girls marrying or having children before the age of 18 have been declining in Uganda according to data from the latest publicly available Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) implemented in 2011. Yet despite progress, more than one third of girls still marry as children, and close to three in ten girls have their first child before turning 18. Similarly, despite substantial efforts to improve educational attainment, only one in four girls completes lower secondary school, and an even smaller proportion completes upper secondary school. The government of Uganda has adopted a national strategy to end child marriage and teenage pregnancies. Improving girls’ education is also a priority of the government. Unfortunately, the cultural, economic, and social conditions that have historically contributed to child marriage, early childbearing, and low educational attainment for girls remain strong. More needs to be done to accelerate progress. To inspire greater investments in adolescent girls, this note analyses the economic and social impacts of these issues in Uganda. The note also suggests potential options for investments. 2017-12-19T17:31:47Z 2017-12-19T17:31:47Z 2017-12 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/706641512475149419/The-cost-of-not-investing-in-girls-child-marriage-early-childbearing-low-educational-attainment-for-girls-and-their-impacts-in-Uganda http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29039 English The Cost of Not Investing in Girls;December 2017 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Africa Uganda
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topic EARLY MARRIAGE
CHILDREN
GIRLS
GENDER
EDUCATION
FINANCE
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
CHILD MARRIAGE
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
POVERTY
WOMEN IN LABOR FORCE
spellingShingle EARLY MARRIAGE
CHILDREN
GIRLS
GENDER
EDUCATION
FINANCE
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
CHILD MARRIAGE
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
POVERTY
WOMEN IN LABOR FORCE
Wodon, Quentin
Male, Chata
Onagoruwa, Adenike
Savadogo, Aboudrahyme
Yedan, Ali
Child Marriage, Early Childbearing, Low Educational Attainment for Girls, and Their Impacts in Uganda
geographic_facet Africa
Uganda
relation The Cost of Not Investing in Girls;December 2017
description The proportions of girls marrying or having children before the age of 18 have been declining in Uganda according to data from the latest publicly available Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) implemented in 2011. Yet despite progress, more than one third of girls still marry as children, and close to three in ten girls have their first child before turning 18. Similarly, despite substantial efforts to improve educational attainment, only one in four girls completes lower secondary school, and an even smaller proportion completes upper secondary school. The government of Uganda has adopted a national strategy to end child marriage and teenage pregnancies. Improving girls’ education is also a priority of the government. Unfortunately, the cultural, economic, and social conditions that have historically contributed to child marriage, early childbearing, and low educational attainment for girls remain strong. More needs to be done to accelerate progress. To inspire greater investments in adolescent girls, this note analyses the economic and social impacts of these issues in Uganda. The note also suggests potential options for investments.
format Working Paper
author Wodon, Quentin
Male, Chata
Onagoruwa, Adenike
Savadogo, Aboudrahyme
Yedan, Ali
author_facet Wodon, Quentin
Male, Chata
Onagoruwa, Adenike
Savadogo, Aboudrahyme
Yedan, Ali
author_sort Wodon, Quentin
title Child Marriage, Early Childbearing, Low Educational Attainment for Girls, and Their Impacts in Uganda
title_short Child Marriage, Early Childbearing, Low Educational Attainment for Girls, and Their Impacts in Uganda
title_full Child Marriage, Early Childbearing, Low Educational Attainment for Girls, and Their Impacts in Uganda
title_fullStr Child Marriage, Early Childbearing, Low Educational Attainment for Girls, and Their Impacts in Uganda
title_full_unstemmed Child Marriage, Early Childbearing, Low Educational Attainment for Girls, and Their Impacts in Uganda
title_sort child marriage, early childbearing, low educational attainment for girls, and their impacts in uganda
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/706641512475149419/The-cost-of-not-investing-in-girls-child-marriage-early-childbearing-low-educational-attainment-for-girls-and-their-impacts-in-Uganda
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