Basic profile of child marriage in Pakistan (English)

This brief has provided a basic profile of child marriage in Pakistan. Measures of child marriage remain substantial. The share of women ages 18-22 who married as children is 18.7 percent, but it has declined substantially over time. The share of girls marrying very early, before the age of 15, has also declined. Child marriage is associated with lower wealth, lower education levels, and higher labor force participation. These are however only correlations...

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Malé,Chata;

Wodon,Quentin T.;
Document Date
2016/03/01
Report Number
106415
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Pakistan,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2016/06/15
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Basic profile of child marriage in Pakistan
Keywords
Child Marriage

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Malé,Chata; Wodon,Quentin T..

Basic profile of child marriage in Pakistan (English). Health, nutrition, and population (HNP) knowledge brief : child marriage series Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/718601467991928379

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