A new report by the World Bank and the International Center for Research for Women affirms Ethiopia’s economy could potentially lose billions of dollars annually due to child marriage.

In contrast, ending the practice of child marriage would have a large positive effect on the educational attainment of girls and their children, reduce population growth, and increase women’s expected earnings and household welfare.

This report is part of a global program of work funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, and the Global Partnership for Education.

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