Basic Profile of the Child Marriage in Guinea

This brief has provided a basic profile of child marriage in Guinea. Measures of child marriage are high. The share of women ages 18-22 who married as children is 51.1 percent, but it has declined over time, but not dramatically so. The share of gi...

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Main Authors:	Male, 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/915151467831753173/Basic-profile-of-the-child-marriage-in-Guinea http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25469

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spelling	okr-10986-254692021-05-25T10:54:37Z Basic Profile of the Child Marriage in Guinea Male, 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 Guinea. Measures of child marriage are high. The share of women ages 18-22 who married as children is 51.1 percent, but it has declined over time, but not dramatically so. The share of girls marrying very early, before the ageof 15, has also declined, but not very rapidly either. 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. 2016-11-29T16:57:37Z 2016-11-29T16:57:37Z 2016-03 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/915151467831753173/Basic-profile-of-the-child-marriage-in-Guinea http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25469 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 Guinea
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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 Male, Chata Wodon, Quentin Basic Profile of the Child Marriage in Guinea
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description	This brief has provided a basic profile of child marriage in Guinea. Measures of child marriage are high. The share of women ages 18-22 who married as children is 51.1 percent, but it has declined over time, but not dramatically so. The share of girls marrying very early, before the ageof 15, has also declined, but not very rapidly either. 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	Male, Chata Wodon, Quentin
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title	Basic Profile of the Child Marriage in Guinea
title_short	Basic Profile of the Child Marriage in Guinea
title_full	Basic Profile of the Child Marriage in Guinea
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title_full_unstemmed	Basic Profile of the Child Marriage in Guinea
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publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2016
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Basic Profile of the Child Marriage in Guinea

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