Impace of Early Age Marriage on Girls, Right to Education

Impact of Early-Age Marriages on Girls Right to Education

Early age marriage of girls is not only violation of their right to education but at the same time girls are deprived of their right to childhood, health and choosing husband of their own choice. It can be considered as a dilemma of our society that a woman is shipped into certain type of traditional roles which deprives her of her rights and ultimately she loses her identity. This showed that directly or indirectly a young girl is deprived of the control to her life. Now, if we give a glance to Pakistan, we come to know that it is one among 12 world countries that spend less than 2 percent of their GDP on education. The world bank reports that the average Pakistani boy receives only five years of schooling ; the average girl just 2.5 years.

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