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Basic Profile of Child Marriage in Nepal

Measures of child marriage are high in Nepal. The share of women ages 18-22 who married as children is 38.5 percent, but it has declined substantially over time. The share of girls marrying very early, before the age of 15, has also declined. Child...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Male, Chata, Wodon, Quentin
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:
PROGRESS
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/2016/06/26489789/basic-profile-child-marriage-nepal
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24546

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26489789/basic-profile-child-marriage-nepal
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24546

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