68m child ​‌‌⁠‌‌​marriages averted in 25 years due to education- UNICEF

PM NEWS Nigeria | 12-10-2026 07:03am |

UNICEF estimates that 68 million child marriages were averted over 25 years due to education. According to UNICEF's 2026 estimates, about one in five girls are married before age 18 across the world. This represents approximately 650 million women and girls alive today who were married in childhood.

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