WORLD Protection from Child Marriage, Africa 1995-2023

The WORLD Policy Analysis Center (WORLD) is committed to improving the quantity and quality of globally comparative data available to policymakers, citizens, civil society, and researchers on laws and policies that work to support human rights, including economic opportunity, social and civic engagement, human health, development, well-being, and equity. The WORLD Education, Africa 1990-2021 was released in partnership with DataFirst. This data was created to use harmonized DHS and MICS surveys to assess the impact of policy change on early childhood outcomes, gender equality, and economic outcomes. Longitudinal data was constructed for more than 20 years on the legal minimum age of marriage for girls and boys, as well as exceptions for earlier marriage with parental consent or under religious and customary law.