One in five girls still married before 18 – UNICEF

Punch Nigeria · 2026-10-12T07:08:38.000Z · Education

One in five girls worldwide is still married before the age of 18, according to UNICEF, even as the agency reports that 68 million child marriages have been averted over the past 25 years. In a post obtained from UNICEF’s website on Monday, the agency attributed the progress to investments in girls’ education, legal reform Read More: https://punchng.com/one-in-five-girls-still-married-before-18-says-unicef/

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