Kebedi) [P]otential change strategies must simultaneously invest in integrated intervention approaches at different levels, weaving together policies and programming that support girls, their families and their communities while also working to effect system-level change. Ethiopia has made progress toward meeting the government s commitment to eradicate child marriage by 2025 and Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5.3 to end the practice by 2030. However, aggregate national figures mask a more complex reality, given Ethiopia s socio-cultural, religious, and economic diversity. Based on qualitative data from the Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) longitudinal baseline study, this paper draws on the literature on social norms and on the capabilities approach to explore these questions: (i) How do the patterning and drivers of child marriage differ across regions in Ethiopia? (ii) How do adolescents broader individual and collective capabilities impact their vulnerabil