Country years Child Marriage Levels Disaggregates in Marriage

Country year(s) Child Marriage: Levels & Disaggregates in Marriage before Age 18 Marriage before Age 15 & Age 18: SDG 5. 3. 1 Total 23 38 Total Pre-primary or no education 13 46 Primary 21 Secondary+ 42 3 Rural 16 Poorest 54 Second 29 51 Middle Urban 40 Fourth 34 9 Richest 0 20 40 Married by 18 Percent 60 80 100 19 0 • 60 80 Married by 15 Percentage of women age 20 -49 years who were first married or in union before age 18, by wealth quintile and education Key Messages • 40 Percentage of women age 20 -24 years who were first married or in union before age 15 and before age 18*, by residence Note: All following charts are based on women age 20 -49 years • 20 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh • euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat. • Ut wisi enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exerci tation ullamcorper suscipit lobortis nisl ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis autem vel eum iriure dolor in hensed diam Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat 100

Regional Data on Child Marriage Region Marriage by age 18 National 87 Region 1 Region 2 Region 3 Region 4 Region 5 Region 6 Region 7 Region 8 Region 9 Region 10 Region 11 Region 12 Region 13 Region 14 Region 15 Region 16 19 21 32 45 49 26 29 19 21 Marriage before the age of 18 is a reality for many young girls. In many parts of the world parents encourage the marriage of their daughters while they are still children in hopes that the marriage will benefit them both financially and socially, while also relieving financial burdens on the family. In actual fact, child marriage is a violation of human rights, compromising the development of girls and often resulting in early pregnancy and social isolation, with little education and poor vocational training reinforcing the gendered nature of poverty. The right to 'free and full' consent to a marriage is recognized in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights - with the recognition that consent cannot be 'free and full' when one of the parties involved is not sufficiently mature to make an informed decision about a life partner. Percentage of women aged 20 to 49 years who were first married or in union before age 18, by region Trends in Child Marriage 100 80 Percent 60 40 20 0 45 -49 40 -44 35 -39 30 -34 25 -29 20 -24 Age cohort Married by 15 Married by 18 Percentage of women age 20 -49 years who were first married or in union before age 15 and before age 18, by age cohort The Country Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) was carried out in 2014 by the National Bureau of Statistics as part of the global MICS programme. Technical support was provided by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). UNICEF and Name of other organizations providing financial support provided financial support. The objective of this snapshot is to disseminate selected findings from the Country MICS 2014 related to Child Marriage. Data from this snapshot can be found in tables PR 4. 1 W. Further statistical snapshots and the Survey Findings Report for this and other surveys are available on mics. unicef. org/surveys.