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Marriage
for women before age 18 is common in rural Bangladesh. This study aimed to
assess the relationship between early marriage and duration of schooling for
girls in rural Bangladesh. We obtained data from ongoing surveillance conducted
by ICDDR,B in Abhoynagar. None of the sampled females who were married before
age 18 attained 11 or more years of schooling, whereas, 23% of the females who
married at age 25 or above completed 11 or more years of schooling. Women who
married below age 19 were also less likely to work outside the home. These data
suggest that delaying female marriage may increase female schooling attainment.
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