The changing educational gradient in marriage: Evidence from Malaysia

• Main Author: Lai, Siow Li
• Format: Article
• Published: Faculty of Business and Economics Universiti Malaya 2021
• Subjects: HQ The family. Marriage. Woman; L Education (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/35990/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85116640105&doi=10.22452%2fIJIE.vol13no4.3&partnerID=40&md5=ece56c93d12dda88803d9f1930d56048; https://doi.org/10.22452/IJIE.vol13no4.3

The rising age at marriage and non-marriage has been occurring concurrently with the rising educational level in many developing countries. This paper examines the changing relationship between educational attainment and the marriage rate (per cent ever married) and timing (age at marriage) in Malay...