Sathiya Susuman Appunni

Child Marriage Prevalent In Africa, Education Is Only Way Out, Says Researcher

We found that the average age at first marriage in Niger, Mali, DRC, and Malawi increased from young people with no education (15.1, 15.4, 16.2, and 16.4, respectively) to those with secondary and higher education (17.0, 16.6, 17.1 and 18.5 in that order).