Quiz on Gender, Population and Development 2.
Later marriage is increasingly common in Asia, the Middle East and some parts of Latin America.
Age differences between husbands and wives have begun to narrow, notably in North Africa, many countries in Latin America and the Caribbean and in Asia. In sub-Sahara Africa, age differences persist. In all societies, women with the least education, who are usually poor, start a union earlier than women with more schooling. Although early marriage is the norm in much of the developing world, women are beginning to postpone making this commitment, largely because they are staying in school longer. In Africa, women with 7 or more years of schooling marry 5 years later than women with no education.