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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okr-10986-247632021-05-25T10:54:40Z Basic Profile of Child Marriage in Uganda Male, Chata Wodon, Quentin LITERACY KNOWLEDGE NUMBER OF GIRLS AGE OF MARRIAGE CHILDREN EDUCATION POLICIES INVESTMENT POPULATION KNOWLEDGE CHILD HOUSEHOLDS VALUES WOMAN PARTICIPATION SCHOOLING CHILD MARRIAGE AGE LAWS ENROLLMENT MEN FIRST MARRIAGE GROUPS POPULATION LEVELS OF EDUCATION LAW AGE GROUPS GIRLS LABOR FORCE STUDENTS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES INTERVENTIONS 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 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. 2016-08-02T16:58:25Z 2016-08-02T16:58:25Z 2016-03 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26493965/basic-profile-child-marriage-uganda http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24763 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 Uganda |
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LITERACY KNOWLEDGE NUMBER OF GIRLS AGE OF MARRIAGE CHILDREN EDUCATION POLICIES INVESTMENT POPULATION KNOWLEDGE CHILD HOUSEHOLDS VALUES WOMAN PARTICIPATION SCHOOLING CHILD MARRIAGE AGE LAWS ENROLLMENT MEN FIRST MARRIAGE GROUPS POPULATION LEVELS OF EDUCATION LAW AGE GROUPS GIRLS LABOR FORCE STUDENTS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES INTERVENTIONS 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 |
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LITERACY KNOWLEDGE NUMBER OF GIRLS AGE OF MARRIAGE CHILDREN EDUCATION POLICIES INVESTMENT POPULATION KNOWLEDGE CHILD HOUSEHOLDS VALUES WOMAN PARTICIPATION SCHOOLING CHILD MARRIAGE AGE LAWS ENROLLMENT MEN FIRST MARRIAGE GROUPS POPULATION LEVELS OF EDUCATION LAW AGE GROUPS GIRLS LABOR FORCE STUDENTS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES INTERVENTIONS 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 Male, Chata Wodon, Quentin Basic Profile of Child Marriage in Uganda |
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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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Basic Profile of Child Marriage in Uganda |
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Basic Profile of Child Marriage in Uganda |
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Basic Profile of Child Marriage in Uganda |
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Basic Profile of Child Marriage in Uganda |
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2016 |
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