Quentin Wodon|Minh Cong Nguyen|Clarence Tsimpo
Child Marriage, Education, and Agency in Uganda
World Bank
contribution relies four different approaches data sources assess discuss impact child marriage secondary school enrollment completion uganda four data sources 1 qualitative evidence differences community parental preferences education boys girls higher likelihood girls drop school comparison boys 2 reasons declared parents children dropped school 3 reasons declared secondary school principals students drop 4 econometric estimation impact child marriage secondary school enrollment completion together four approaches provide strong evidence child marriage reduces secondary school enrollment completion girls substantial implications agency