Adolescence

TABLE 11. ADOLESCENTSAdolescents population(aged 10–19)TotalAdolescents asa proportionof totalpopulationMarital statusGirls aged15–19 whoare currentlymarried/inunion (%)Age at firstbirthWomen aged20–24 whogave birth beforeage 18 (%)Adolescentbirth rateNumber ofbirths per1,000 girlsaged 15–19Attitudes 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 ratioHIV knowledgeAdolescents age15–19 who havecomprehensiveknowledge of HIV(2005–2009*) (%)2009 2009 2000–2009* 2000–2009* 2000–2008* male female total male female total male female male femaleNew Zealand 616 14 – – 32 – – 91 x 90 x 92 x – – – – –Nicaragua 1338 23 22 28 109 – 19 45 42 48 41 x 35 x 47 x – –Niger 3512 23 59 51 199 – 68 9 11 7 11 13 9 14 12Nigeria 35386 23 29 28 123 35 40 26 29 22 44 45 43 28 20Niue – – – – 53 – – 93 x 91 x 96 x – – – – –Norway 642 13 – – 9 – – 96 96 96 – – – – –Occupied Palestinian Territory 1023 24 13 – 60 – – 87 85 90 – – – – –Oman 592 21 – – 8 – – 78 79 78 – – – – –Pakistan 40478 22 16 10 20 – – 33 37 28 36 39 33 – 2Palau – – – – 29 – – – – – – – – – –Panama 631 18 – – 83 – – 66 63 69 – – – – –Papua New Guinea 1522 23 15 – 70 – – – – – – – – – –Paraguay 1368 22 11 16 x 65 – – 58 57 60 80 x 81 x 80 x – –Peru 5822 20 11 15 59 – – 75 75 75 70 x 70 x 70 x – 17Philippines 19735 21 10 7 53 – 15 61 55 66 63 x 55 x 70 x – 19Poland 4622 12 – – 14 – – 94 93 95 – – – – –Portugal 1114 10 – – 17 – – 88 84 92 – – – – –Qatar 155 11 – – 16 – – 79 67 98 – – – – –Republic of Korea 6682 14 – – 2 – – 95 97 94 – – – – –Republic of Moldova 535 15 10 5 29 25 24 83 82 85 84 82 85 – –Romania 2392 11 – – 36 – – 73 74 72 – – – 1 x 3 xRussian Federation 15491 11 – – 29 – – – – – – – – – –Rwanda 2227 22 3 7 43 – 51 10 – – 5 5 5 49 45Saint Kitts and Nevis – – – – 67 – – 86 87 85 – – – – –Saint Lucia 33 19 – – 50 – – 80 77 82 – – – – –Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 21 19 – – 72 – – 90 85 95 – – – – –Samoa 47 26 – – 29 – – 71 66 75 – – – – –San Marino – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – –Sao Tome and Principe 39 24 19 – 91 – 34 38 36 40 40 39 41 – 43Saudi Arabia 5191 20 – – 7 – – 73 70 76 – – – – –Senegal 3008 24 29 22 96 – 66 25 28 22 18 20 16 21 18Serbia 1246 13 6 – 22 – 5 88 87 89 84 81 87 – 43Seychelles – – – – 59 – – 92 – – – – – – –Sierra Leone 1258 22 30 40 143 57 55 25 30 20 19 21 17 26 16Singapore 688 15 – – 5 – – – – – – – – – –Slovakia 674 12 – – 21 – – – – – – – – – –Slovenia 203 10 – – 5 – – 91 91 92 – – – – –Solomon Islands 119 23 – – 70 73 72 30 32 29 29 29 30 26 29Somalia 2027 22 25 – 123 – 75 y – – – 7 9 5 – 3South Africa 9985 20 4 15 54 – – 72 70 74 44 x 41 x 48 x – –Spain 4259 9 – – 13 – – 95 93 97 – – – – –Sri Lanka 3063 15 9 4 28 – 54 y – – – – – – – –Sudan 9738 23 25 17 x – – – – – – 19 17 22 – –Suriname 94 18 11 – 66 – 19 65 55 74 61 56 67 – 41Swaziland 309 26 7 28 111 59 54 29 31 26 36 31 41 50 52Sweden 1138 12 – – 6 – – 99 99 99 – – – – –Switzerland 873 12 – – 4 – – 85 87 83 – – – – –Syrian Arab Republic 4501 21 10 – 75 – – 68 68 67 64 64 65 – 6Tajikistan 1699 24 6 – 27 – 85 y 83 88 77 82 89 74 – 2Thailand 10375 15 15 – 43 – – 72 68 77 80 77 84 – 46The former YugoslavRepublic of Macedonia 292 14 2 – 21 – 14 82 82 81 78 79 78 – 23Timor-Leste 282 25 – – 59 – – 31 30 33 – – – – –Togo 1521 23 16 19 x – – 54 23 x 30 x 15 x 39 45 32 – 15Tonga 23 22 – – 16 – – 66 60 74 – – – – –Trinidad and Tobago 204 15 6 – 33 – 10 74 71 76 87 84 90 – 49Tunisia 1815 18 – – 6 – – 71 67 76 – – – – –Turkey 13663 18 10 8 51 – 30 74 77 70 47 x 52 x 43 x – –Turkmenistan 1065 21 5 2 21 – 37 y – – – 84 84 84 – 4Tuvalu – – – 3 23 83 69 – – – – – – 57 31Uganda 8077 25 20 35 159 69 70 22 22 21 16 16 15 38 31Ukraine 5163 11 6 3 30 8 3 85 84 85 92 90 93 33 39United Arab Emirates 501 11 – – 22 – – 84 83 85 – – – – –132 THE STATE OF THE WORLD’S CHILDREN 2011