AFCW3 Economic Update, Fall 2018 : Disrupting the Gender Divide in Mali, Chad, Niger and Guinea
Mali, Chad, Niger and Guinea have some of the lowest rates of secondary school completion in the world for girls. They also have some of the highest rates of child marriage and early childbearing. While some other countries in West and Central Afri...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2018
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/605471541607872022/Disrupting-the-Gender-Divide-in-Mali-Chad-Niger-and-Guinea http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30868 |
| Summary: | Mali, Chad, Niger and Guinea have some
of the lowest rates of secondary school completion in the
world for girls. They also have some of the highest rates of
child marriage and early childbearing. While some other
countries in West and Central Africa are making rapid
progress toward better educational attainment for girls and
fewer child marriages, progress is uneven across the four
focal countries. Among them, Guinea has achieved the largest
gains over the last few decades, but progress in Chad, Mali,
and Niger has been slow and in some cases inexistent. Child
marriage, early childbearing, and low educational attainment
hinder girls’ empowerment. This Note documents trends in
these areas over time as well as their impact on other
development outcomes and economic costs. Finally, policies
and programs that could improve outcomes for adolescent
girls are discussed. |
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