Economic Impacts of Child Marriage: Global Synthesis Report

Child Marriage Will Cost Developing Countries Trillions of Dollars by 2030, Says World Bank/ICRW Report. 

The new report finds that ending child marriage:

• Would have a large positive effect on the educational attainment of girls and their children and increase women’s expected earnings and household welfare;
• Lead to substantial reductions in population growth over time;
• Reduce rates of under-five mortality and delayed physical development due to a lack of appropriate nutrition.