Basic Profile of Child Marriage in Uganda
Measures of child marriage are high in Uganda. The share of women ages 18-22 who married as children is 36.5 percent, but it has declined over time. The share of girls marrying very early, before the age of 15, has also declined. Child marriage is...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2016
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26493965/basic-profile-child-marriage-uganda http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24763 |
| Summary: | Measures of child marriage are high in
Uganda. The share of women ages 18-22 who married as
children is 36.5 percent, but it has declined 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. This brief has provided a basic
profile of child marriage in Uganda. Measures of child
marriage are high. The share of women ages 18-22 who married
as children is 36.5 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. This brief has provided a basic profile of child
marriage in Uganda. Measures of child marriage are high. The
share of women ages 18-22 who married as children is 36.5
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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