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Neglected Girls

Marins Pereira, Clara Helena LU (2025) EKHS21 20251
Department of Economic History
Abstract
This study investigates the persistent impact of child marriage on the educational attainment of Brazilian women born between 1930 and 1999. Drawing on microdata from the 2019 National Health Survey (PNS) conducted by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the research employs a quantitative analysis using logit models. Although overall access to education in Brazil has significantly improved over the decades for both genders, with women born in later decades showing higher educational attainment than men, child marriage consistently demonstrates a negative and statistically significant impact on women's educational outcomes. Results show that women who married as children were found to be 60% less likely to complete... (More)
This study investigates the persistent impact of child marriage on the educational attainment of Brazilian women born between 1930 and 1999. Drawing on microdata from the 2019 National Health Survey (PNS) conducted by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the research employs a quantitative analysis using logit models. Although overall access to education in Brazil has significantly improved over the decades for both genders, with women born in later decades showing higher educational attainment than men, child marriage consistently demonstrates a negative and statistically significant impact on women's educational outcomes. Results show that women who married as children were found to be 60% less likely to complete primary education and 62% less likely to complete secondary education compared to those who did not marry underage. The study concludes that the negative impact of child marriage on women's likelihood of graduating from primary and secondary school has not significantly changed from women born in 1930’s to 1990’s. (Less)
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author
Marins Pereira, Clara Helena LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
The unchanging relationship between child marriage and educational attainment in Brazil
course
EKHS21 20251
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
Child marriage, education, educational attainment, Brazil
language
English
id
9221526
date added to LUP
2026-09-07 13:47:22
date last changed
2026-09-07 13:47:22
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  abstract     = {{This study investigates the persistent impact of child marriage on the educational attainment of Brazilian women born between 1930 and 1999. Drawing on microdata from the 2019 National Health Survey (PNS) conducted by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the research employs a quantitative analysis using logit models. Although overall access to education in Brazil has significantly improved over the decades for both genders, with women born in later decades showing higher educational attainment than men, child marriage consistently demonstrates a negative and statistically significant impact on women's educational outcomes. Results show that women who married as children were found to be 60% less likely to complete primary education and 62% less likely to complete secondary education compared to those who did not marry underage. The study concludes that the negative impact of child marriage on women's likelihood of graduating from primary and secondary school has not significantly changed from women born in 1930’s to 1990’s.}},
  author       = {{Marins Pereira, Clara Helena}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Neglected Girls}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}