Basic Profile of Child Marriage in Pakistan

This brief has provided a basic profile of child marriage in Pakistan. Measures of child marriage remain substantial. The share of women ages 18-22 who married as children is 18.7 percent, but it has declined substantially over time. The share of g...

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Main Authors:	Malé, 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 POPULATION KNOWLEDGE CHILD DROPOUTS HOUSEHOLDS VALUES WOMAN CHILD MARRIAGE AGE LAWS MEN FIRST MARRIAGE ABILITY GROUPS POPULATION LAW LEVELS OF EDUCATION GIRLS LABOR FORCE STUDENTS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES PRIMARY EDUCATION FERTILITY MARRIAGE WOMEN PRIMARY SCHOOL NUTRITION RESIDENCE EARLY MARRIAGE SECONDARY EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT GOALS RURAL GIRLS WILL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN HEALTH RISKS POLICY OLDER WOMEN INEQUALITY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26490064/basic-profile-child-marriage-pakistan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24548

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spelling	okr-10986-245482021-05-25T10:54:39Z Basic Profile of Child Marriage in Pakistan Malé, Chata Wodon, Quentin LITERACY KNOWLEDGE NUMBER OF GIRLS AGE OF MARRIAGE CHILDREN EDUCATION POLICIES POPULATION KNOWLEDGE CHILD DROPOUTS HOUSEHOLDS VALUES WOMAN CHILD MARRIAGE AGE LAWS MEN FIRST MARRIAGE ABILITY GROUPS POPULATION LAW LEVELS OF EDUCATION GIRLS LABOR FORCE STUDENTS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES PRIMARY EDUCATION FERTILITY MARRIAGE WOMEN PRIMARY SCHOOL NUTRITION RESIDENCE EARLY MARRIAGE SECONDARY EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT GOALS RURAL GIRLS WILL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN HEALTH RISKS POLICY OLDER WOMEN INEQUALITY This brief has provided a basic profile of child marriage in Pakistan. Measures of child marriage remain substantial. The share of women ages 18-22 who married as children is 18.7 percent, but it has declined substantially over time. The share of girls marrying very early, before the age of 15, has also declined. Child marriage is associated with lower wealth, lower education levels, and higher labor force participation. These are however only correlations, not necessarily causal effects. Other briefs in this series look at potential causal effects. 2016-06-15T22:41:55Z 2016-06-15T22:41:55Z 2016-03 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26490064/basic-profile-child-marriage-pakistan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24548 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 South Asia Pakistan
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topic	LITERACY KNOWLEDGE NUMBER OF GIRLS AGE OF MARRIAGE CHILDREN EDUCATION POLICIES POPULATION KNOWLEDGE CHILD DROPOUTS HOUSEHOLDS VALUES WOMAN CHILD MARRIAGE AGE LAWS MEN FIRST MARRIAGE ABILITY GROUPS POPULATION LAW LEVELS OF EDUCATION GIRLS LABOR FORCE STUDENTS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES PRIMARY EDUCATION FERTILITY MARRIAGE WOMEN PRIMARY SCHOOL NUTRITION RESIDENCE EARLY MARRIAGE SECONDARY EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT GOALS RURAL GIRLS WILL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN HEALTH RISKS POLICY OLDER WOMEN INEQUALITY
spellingShingle	LITERACY KNOWLEDGE NUMBER OF GIRLS AGE OF MARRIAGE CHILDREN EDUCATION POLICIES POPULATION KNOWLEDGE CHILD DROPOUTS HOUSEHOLDS VALUES WOMAN CHILD MARRIAGE AGE LAWS MEN FIRST MARRIAGE ABILITY GROUPS POPULATION LAW LEVELS OF EDUCATION GIRLS LABOR FORCE STUDENTS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES PRIMARY EDUCATION FERTILITY MARRIAGE WOMEN PRIMARY SCHOOL NUTRITION RESIDENCE EARLY MARRIAGE SECONDARY EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT GOALS RURAL GIRLS WILL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN HEALTH RISKS POLICY OLDER WOMEN INEQUALITY Malé, Chata Wodon, Quentin Basic Profile of Child Marriage in Pakistan
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description	This brief has provided a basic profile of child marriage in Pakistan. Measures of child marriage remain substantial. The share of women ages 18-22 who married as children is 18.7 percent, but it has declined substantially over time. The share of girls marrying very early, before the age of 15, has also declined. Child marriage is associated with lower wealth, lower education levels, and higher labor force participation. These are however only correlations, not necessarily causal effects. Other briefs in this series look at potential causal effects.
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author	Malé, Chata Wodon, Quentin
author_facet	Malé, Chata Wodon, Quentin
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title	Basic Profile of Child Marriage in Pakistan
title_short	Basic Profile of Child Marriage in Pakistan
title_full	Basic Profile of Child Marriage in Pakistan
title_fullStr	Basic Profile of Child Marriage in Pakistan
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publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
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Basic Profile of Child Marriage in Pakistan

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