Basic Profile of Child Marriage in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Measures of child marriage are high in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The share of women ages 18-22 who married as children is 35.9 percent, but it has declined over time. The share of girls marrying very early, before the age of 15, at ju...
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okr-10986-254662021-05-25T10:54:37Z Basic Profile of Child Marriage in the Democratic Republic of Congo 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 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 AGE AT MARRIAGE HEALTH RISKS POLICY OLDER WOMEN INEQUALITY Measures of child marriage are high in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The share of women ages 18-22 who married as children is 35.9 percent, but it has declined over time. The share of girls marrying very early, before the age of 15, at just under 10 percent 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. In order to design programs and policies to reduce child marriage, information is needed on the trend in the practice over time, where it is most prevalent in a country, and what the characteristics of girls marrying early are. 2016-11-29T16:26:50Z 2016-11-29T16:26:50Z 2016-03 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/448331467831741265/Basic-profile-of-child-marriage-in-the-Democratic-Republic-of-Congo http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25466 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of |
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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 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 AGE AT MARRIAGE 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 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 AGE AT MARRIAGE HEALTH RISKS POLICY OLDER WOMEN INEQUALITY Male, Chata Wodon, Quentin Basic Profile of Child Marriage in the Democratic Republic of Congo |
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Measures of child marriage are high in
the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The share of women
ages 18-22 who married as children is 35.9 percent, but it
has declined over time. The share of girls marrying very
early, before the age of 15, at just under 10 percent 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. In order to design programs and
policies to reduce child marriage, information is needed on
the trend in the practice over time, where it is most
prevalent in a country, and what the characteristics of
girls marrying early are. |
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Male, Chata Wodon, Quentin |
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Male, Chata Wodon, Quentin |
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Male, Chata |
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Basic Profile of Child Marriage in the Democratic Republic of Congo |
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Basic Profile of Child Marriage in the Democratic Republic of Congo |
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Basic Profile of Child Marriage in the Democratic Republic of Congo |
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Basic Profile of Child Marriage in the Democratic Republic of Congo |
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Basic Profile of Child Marriage in the Democratic Republic of Congo |
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basic profile of child marriage in the democratic republic of congo |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2016 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/448331467831741265/Basic-profile-of-child-marriage-in-the-Democratic-Republic-of-Congo http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25466 |
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