Description
Percentage of women aged 20-24 who were married or in a union before age 18 (i.e. child marriage) ( AAA )
This indicator is proposed as an indicator for Sustainable Development Target 05.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation.
Value Range
Data
Household surveys such as MICS and DHS.
UNICEF maintains a global database on the issue since 2003. Fully comparable data are available for some 117 low- and middle-income countries. UNICEF is also the agency responsible for reporting on this indicator as part of the UN expert group on gender indicators.
Questions, answers and comments
Sources
The list of indicator proposals (as of 11 August 2015) used for the IAEG-SDG Open Consultation with Civil Society, Academia and Private Sector.
460 item pages.