Adolescence

TABLE 11. ADOLESCENTSCountries and territoriesAdolescents population(aged 10–19)Adolescents asa proportionof totalTotal population2009 2009Marital statusGirls aged15–19 whoare currentlymarried/inunion (%)Age at firstbirthWomen aged20–24 whogave birth beforeage 18 (%)Adolescentbirth rateNumber ofbirths per1,000 girlsaged 15–192000–2009* 2000–2009* 2000–2008*Attitudes towards domesticviolenceAdolescents aged 15–19who think that a husband isjustified in hitting or beatinghis wife under certain circumstances(2002–2009*) (%)Secondary education (2005–2009*)Net enrolment ratio Net attendance ratiototal male female total male femaleAfghanistan 6767 24 – – 151 – – 27 38 15 12 x 18 x 6 x – –Albania 604 19 8 3 17 37 24 74 x 75 x 73 x 78 79 77 21 36Algeria 6698 19 2 – 4 – 66 66 x 65 x 68 x 61 57 65 – 12Andorra – – – – 7 – – 71 69 75 – – – – –Angola 4411 24 – – 165 – – – – – 21 x 22 x 20 x – –Antigua and Barbuda – – – – 67 – – – – – – – – – –Argentina 6828 17 – – 65 – – 79 75 84 – – – – –Armenia 482 16 7 3 26 31 22 86 83 88 94 93 95 7 19Australia 2826 13 – – 18 – – 88 87 89 – – – – –Austria 955 11 – – 11 – – – – – – – – – –Azerbaijan 1629 18 10 4 42 63 39 98 99 97 81 82 80 2 3Bahamas 61 18 – – 44 – – 85 83 87 – – – – –Bahrain 139 18 – – 14 – – 89 87 92 81 x 77 x 85 x – –Bangladesh 33907 21 46 40 133 – 41 41 40 43 49 46 53 – 16Barbados 34 13 – – 53 – – – – – – – – – –Belarus 1139 12 4 – 22 – – 87 – – 96 95 97 – 32Belgium 1248 12 – – 11 – – 87 89 85 – – – – –Belize 70 23 – – 91 – 14 63 61 66 59 58 60 – 39Benin 2041 23 22 23 114 12 41 20 x 26 x 13 x 34 40 27 31 17Bhutan 150 21 15 – 46 – – 47 46 49 – – – – –Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2188 22 11 20 89 – 17 70 70 70 77 78 75 24 22Bosnia and Herzegovina 459 12 7 – 15 – 4 – – – 89 89 89 – 45Botswana 432 22 – – 51 – – 64 62 67 40 x 36 x 44 x – –Brazil 33724 17 25 16 x 56 – – 82 78 85 77 74 80 – –Brunei Darussalam 70 18 – – 26 – – 88 87 90 – – – – –Bulgaria 756 10 – – 42 – – 83 85 82 – – – – –Burkina Faso 3634 23 24 27 131 – 68 15 18 13 16 17 15 – 18Burundi 1955 24 10 – 30 – – – – – 7 8 6 – 30Cambodia 3570 24 10 9 52 – 49 34 36 32 28 29 26 41 50Cameroon 4459 23 22 33 141 – 58 – – – 43 45 42 – 32Canada 4221 13 – – 14 – – 95 x 95 x 94 x – – – – –Cape Verde 123 24 8 22 92 24 23 57 x 54 x 60 x – – – 36 37Central African Republic 1014 23 57 38 x 133 – – 10 13 8 13 16 10 26 16Chad 2621 23 42 48 193 – – 10 x 16 x 5 x 10 x 13 x 7 x 13 x 8 xChile 2861 17 – – 51 – – 85 84 87 – – – – –China 206753 15 – – 5 – – – – – – – – – –Colombia 8740 19 14 20 96 – – 71 68 75 68 64 72 – –Comoros 142 21 – 17 x 95 – – 15 15 15 11 x 10 x 11 x – –Congo 846 23 16 29 132 – 76 – – – 39 39 40 18 8Cook Islands – – – – 47 – – 59 x 57 x 61 x – – – – –Costa Rica 850 19 – – 69 – – – – – 62 59 65 – –Côte d’Ivoire 4784 23 20 29 111 – 63 21 x 27 x 15 x 27 32 22 30 18Croatia 507 11 – – 14 – – 88 87 89 – – – – –Cuba 1500 13 – – 44 – – 83 82 83 – – – – 51Cyprus 122 14 – – 5 – – 96 95 97 – – – – –Czech Republic 1096 11 – – 12 – – – – – – – – – –Democratic People’sRepublic of Korea 3971 17 – – 1 – – – – – – – – – –Democratic Republicof the Congo 15938 24 23 23 127 – 74 – – – 27 30 24 18 14Denmark 696 13 – – 6 – – 90 88 91 – – – – –Djibouti 199 23 4 – 27 – – 22 25 18 41 45 37 – 16Dominica – – – – 47 – – 68 62 74 – – – – –Dominican Republic 2025 20 19 25 98 14 6 58 52 63 62 56 68 33 39Ecuador 2762 20 16 – 100 – – 62 61 62 – – – – –Egypt 16603 20 13 7 50 – 50 y 71 x 73 x 69 x 69 72 67 16 3El Salvador 1431 23 21 – 68 – – 55 54 56 – – – – –Equatorial Guinea 156 23 – – 128 – – 22 x – – 22 x 23 x 22 x – –Eritrea 1113 22 29 25 85 – 70 26 30 22 22 x 23 x 21 x – –Estonia 146 11 – – 25 – – 90 88 91 – – – – –Ethiopia 19998 24 22 28 109 53 77 25 31 20 27 30 23 32 21Fiji 176 21 – – 30 – – 79 76 83 – – – – –Finland 641 12 – – 9 – – 96 96 97 – – – – –malefemaleHIV knowledgeAdolescents age15–19 who havecomprehensiveknowledge of HIV(2005–2009*) (%)malefemale130 THE STATE OF THE WORLD’S CHILDREN 2011