Economic costs of child marriage and low educational attainment for girls
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By Quentin Wodon
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There is a strong relationship between child marriage and educational attainment for girls. Child marriage is one of the leading reasons why girls drop out of school prematurely. Conversely, enabling all girls to complete their secondary education could virtually end, or at least dramatically reduce the prevalence of child marriage. Beyond this mutual relationship, child marriage and low educational attainment...
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