Basic profile of child marriage in the Republic of Congo (English)

Measures of child marriage are high in the Republic of Congo. The share of women ages 18-22 who married as children is 34.0 percent, and it has decreased only slightly over time. The share of girls marrying very early, before the age of 15, has also declined slightly. 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...

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Male,Chata;

Wodon,Quentin T.;
Document Date
2016/03/01
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
105914
Volume No
1
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1
Country
Congo, Republic of,
Region
Western And Central Africa,
Disclosure Date
2016/05/26
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Basic profile of child marriage in the Republic of Congo
Keywords
Child Marriage

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Male,Chata; Wodon,Quentin T..

Basic profile of child marriage in the Republic of Congo (English). Health, nutrition, and population (HNP) knowledge brief : child marriage series Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/550221467831639331

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