Child Marriage, Early Childbearing, Low Educational Attainment for Girls, and Their Impacts in Uganda : An Update (English)

The proportions of girls marrying or having children before age of 18 have been declining slowly in Uganda according to data from the latest publicly available Demographic and Health Survey for 2016. Using the latest data, this note updates findings initially prepared for the 10th Uganda economic update. While progress is encouraging, almost one third of girls still marry as children, and mote that one in four girls have their first child before turning...

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Wodon,Quentin T.;

Male,Chata;

Onagoruwa,Adenike Opeoluwa;

Savadogo,Aboudrahyme;

Yedan,Yaya;
Document Date
2019/08/01
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
141003
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
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World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2019/12/03
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Child Marriage, Early Childbearing, Low Educational Attainment for Girls, and Their Impacts in Uganda : An Update
Keywords
Child Marriage

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Wodon,Quentin T.; Male,Chata; Onagoruwa,Adenike Opeoluwa; Savadogo,Aboudrahyme; Yedan,Yaya.

Child Marriage, Early Childbearing, Low Educational Attainment for Girls, and Their Impacts in Uganda : An Update (English). The Cost of Not Investing in Girls Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/235071566567072825

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