Even though girls’ enrollment in secondary school in Western and Central Africa has improved since 1990, the rate of progress has stagnated over the last 15 years. In many parts of the world, including the sub-region, girls lack education opportunities because of poverty and social norms. Dropping out of school, marriage and beginning childbearing are also closely connected. Often, when girl leaves school prematurely, early pregnancies and marriages...
See More
DETAILS
-
2024/09/01
-
Brief
-
195035
-
1
-
2024/11/20
-
Disclosed
-
Advancing Legal Gender Equality in Africa: Powerful Laws and Policies to Keep Girls in School
Citation
World Bank.
Advancing Legal Gender Equality in Africa: Powerful Laws and Policies to Keep Girls in School (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099108411202422663