Basic profile of child marriage in Egypt (English)

This brief has provided a basic profile of child marriage in Egypt. Measures of child marriage are very high. The share of women ages 18-22 who married as children is 16.5 percent and it has declined over time. The share of girls marrying very early, before the age of 15, has also declined. Other measures of child marriage have declined as well over the last 25 years. Child marriage is associated with lower wealth, lower education levels, and higher...

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Malé,Chata;

Wodon,Quentin T.;
Document Date
2016/03/01
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
105920
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Egypt, Arab Republic of,
Region
Middle East and North Africa,
Disclosure Date
2016/05/26
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Basic profile of child marriage in Egypt
Keywords
Child Marriage

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Malé,Chata; Wodon,Quentin T..

Basic profile of child marriage in Egypt (English). Health, nutrition, and population (HNP) knowledge brief : child marriage series Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/395841467996683755

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