Basic Profile of Child Marriage in Egypt

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 earl...

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Main Authors: Malé, Chata, Wodon, Quentin
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:
AGE
MEN
LAW
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/395841467996683755/Basic-profile-of-child-marriage-in-Egypt
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25467