THE WORLD S YOUTH DATA SHEET. Inform Empower Advance

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1 Population Reference Bureau THE WORLD S YOUTH 2013 DATA SHEET Inform Empower Advance

2 the wor ld S youth 2013 Teenage Pregnancy and Childbearing Around the world, many women ages 15 to 19 are currently pregnant or have already given birth. This scenario is especially true in rural areas, where girls are married young and pressured to start having children immediately. In Zimbabwe, Senegal, and Colombia, more than one in five teenagers from rural areas have begun childbearing. Proportion of Women Ages 15 to 19 Who Have Begun Childbearing, by Residence Rural (%) National Average (%) Urban (%) Source: ICF International, Demographic and Health Surveys. Ethiopia 2011 Zimbabwe -11 Senegal -11 Egypt 2008 Cambodia Nepal 2011 Colombia Peru Proportion of Women Ages 15 to 19 Who Have Begun Childbearing, by Wealth Quintile Teenagers from the poorest households are more likely to become pregnant or give birth than those from the wealthiest households. In Zimbabwe, Senegal, Colombia, and Peru, more than one-quarter of teens ages 15 to 19 from the poorest 20 percent of households have begun childbearing. And in Peru, the rate of early childbearing is nearly six times greater among those from the poorest households compared to the wealthiest. Poorest 20% National Average (%) Wealthiest 20% Source: ICF International, Demographic and Health Surveys. Ethiopia 2011 Zimbabwe -11 Senegal -11 Egypt 2008 Cambodia Nepal 2011 Colombia Peru Population Reference Bureau See notes on page 16 the world s youth 2013 data sheet 2

3 the wor ld S youth 2013 Prevalence of Child Marriage Percent of Women Percent Ages of Women Ages Child marriage, defined as marriage before age 18, is practiced in all regions of the world. This harmful traditional practice not only violates the human rights of girls and young women, but also threatens their health and well-being. Nearly half of all women ages 20 to 24 in South Central Asia and Western Africa were married by age 18, putting them at a higher risk for early pregnancy and maternal disability and death, and limiting their access to education and employment. Although the prevalence of child marriage is lower in other regions, such as Southeast Asia and Western Asia, nearly one in five girls in those two regions was married by age 18. And in the poorest regions of the world particularly Eastern Africa, Western Africa, and South Central Asia more than one in 10 girls were married by age 15. Southeast Asia South Central Asia Western Asia Eastern Africa Western Africa Married by 18 Married by Sources: PRB estimates based on ICF International, Demographic and Health Surveys; and UNICEF, Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Northern Africa 1 12 Comprehensive Knowledge of HIV Among Youth Adolescence and youth (ages 15 to 24) is the time when the majority of people become sexually active. Comprehensive knowledge of HIV being able to correctly identify two ways to prevent sexual transmission of HIV, reject the two most-common local misconceptions about HIV, and know that a healthy-looking person can transmit HIV is increasing around the world. However, many young people do not have the information or means to protect themselves from HIV. In countries with high prevalence, like Kenya and Haiti, less than half of all females ages 15 to 24 have sufficient knowledge of HIV. And in Mali, less than one-quarter of all young men and young women have comprehensive knowledge. While young women face a higher risk for becoming infected with HIV, males are more likely than females to have comprehensive knowledge of HIV. Percent With Comprehensive Knowledge Male Male Female Female Source: United Nations Statistics Division, Millennium Development Goals Database. Mali 2013 Population Reference Bureau See notes on page 16 the world s youth 2013 data sheet 3 Kenya Guatemala 2009 Haiti Nepal 2011 Cambodia

4 the wor ld S youth 2013 Adolescent Fertility Rates Worldwide The adolescent fertility rate measures the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15 to 19. Although the number of births among adolescent girls is declining around the world, adolescent childbearing remains common in many countries, particularly in sub-saharan Africa. Early childbearing poses serious consequences to the health and development of young girls. The risk of maternal death and disability is higher for adolescents than for women in their 20s. At the same time, early childbearing often limits girls opportunities for education, training, and livelihood development. Adolescent childbearing is more common in developing countries, where nearly 10 percent of adolescent girls give birth each year, compared to less than 2 percent in developed countries. Adolescent Fertility Rate Less than or higher No data available Source: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects: The Revision (2011) Population Reference Bureau See notes on page 16 the world s youth 2013 data sheet 4

5 the wor ld S youth 2013 Progression to Secondary School While many countries around the world have seen rapid progress toward universal primary education, ensuring that adolescents start and complete secondary education is crucial to their acquiring the knowledge and skills needed for healthy, productive lives. Progression to secondary school measures the likelihood that children who finish primary school will start their first year of secondary school. In the Philippines, nearly all children progress from primary school to secondary school. In Senegal and Lesotho, fewer than three-quarters of all students start secondary school, with girls less likely to progress compared to boys. While this transition may be more challenging for females than males, young men are also at-risk of leaving school too early. In the Dominican Republic and Mozambique, boys are less likely than girls to start secondary school. Percent Progressing From Primary to Secondary School Male Male Female Female 73 Sources: World Bank, World Development Indicators database; and UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Dominican Republic 2009 India 2007 Philippines 2008 Mozambique Senegal 2009 Lesotho 2009 Young People Without Jobs, Education, or Training Many countries around the world are concerned about young people who are not in education, employment, or training (NEET). While unemployed youth who are in school or receiving training are investing in their future employment prospects and earning potential, NEETs are unemployed and not engaged in education opportunities. When young people are not in contact with the education system or the labor market, they cannot develop key skills for meaningful employment. Across countries with available data, more young women than young men are classified as NEETs. This situation is particularly pronounced in countries like Niger and Pakistan, where more than two of every three young women are NEETs. Percent NEET Cambodia 2004 Kenya 2005 Nicaragua 2005 Niger Male Male Female Female 68 Source: International Labour Organization, Global Employment Trends for Youth 2012 (2012). Pakistan Population Reference Bureau See notes on page 16 the world s youth 2013 data sheet 5

6 POPULaTiOn EDUcaTiOn and EMPLOyMEnT Youth Ages Youth Ages Out-of-School Youth Ages 10-24, Youth Ages 10-24, % Enrolled in Adolescents, Lower % Enrolled in % of Total % of Total Secondary School Secondary (%) Tertiary Education (millions) Population (millions) Population 2005/ Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male WORLD 1, , MORE DEVELOPED LESS DEVELOPED 1, , LESS DEVELOPED (ExcL. china) 1, , LEaST DEVELOPED africa SUBSahaRan africa northern africa Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco Sudan a Tunisia WESTERn africa Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Côte d'ivoire Gambia z Ghana Guinea GuineaBissau z Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo EaSTERn africa Burundi Comoros Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya z Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Reunion Rwanda Somalia Tanzania Uganda Zambia Population Reference Bureau See notes on page 16 the world s youth 2013 data sheet 6

7 Kenya z Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique 8.2 POPULaTiOn EDUcaTiOn 31 1anD EMPLOyMEnT Reunion Rwanda 3.6 Youth 31Ages 7.4 Youth 28Ages Out-of-School Youth Ages 10-24, Youth Ages 10-24, % Enrolled in Adolescents, Lower % Enrolled in Somalia % of Total % of Total Secondary 5 School 11 Secondary (%) Tertiary Education Tanzania (millions) 15.5 Population 32 (millions) 43.1 Population / EASTERN Uganda AFRICA (continued) Female 26 Male 30 Female 21 Male 19 Female 4 Male 5 Female Male Female 60 Male Zambia Zimbabwe MiDDLE africa Angola Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo Congo, Dem. Rep Equatorial Guinea Gabon Sao Tome and Principe SOUThERn africa Botswana Lesotho Namibia South Africa Swaziland northern america Canada United States LaTin america and ThE caribbean central america Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama caribbean Bahamas Barbados Cuba Dominican Republic Grenada Guadeloupe Haiti Jamaica Martinique Puerto Rico Saint Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago SOUTh america Population Argentina Reference Bureau See notes on 83 page the world s youth data 51 sheet 7 Bolivia

8 Th 2013 Data Sheet POPULaTiOn EDUcaTiOn and EMPLOyMEnT Youth Ages Youth Ages Out-of-School Youth Ages 10-24, Youth Ages 10-24, % Enrolled in Adolescents, Lower % Enrolled in % of Total % of Total Secondary School Secondary (%) Tertiary Education FERENCE (millions) Population (millions) Population BUREAU 2005/ Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male SOUTh america Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador French Guiana Guyana 0.2 POPULaTiOn EDUcaTiOn 12 17anD EMPLOyMEnT MaRR Paraguay Peru 8.5 Youth 28Ages 7.4 Youth 19Ages Out-of-School Youth Ages 10-24, Youth Ages 10-24, % Enrolled in Adolescents, Lower % Enrolled in Suriname % of Total % of Total Secondary School Secondary (%) Tertiary Education % Women Ages 2 Uruguay (millions) 0.8 Population 23 (millions) 0.6 Population / Married by Venezuela Female 86 Male 79 Female 7 Male 9 Female 99 Male 58 Female 16 Male 12 Female 33 Male 59 Age 15 Age asia 1, Youth Youth Youth Youth Female 70 Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male asia (Excl. china) , , % Enrolled in 65 Out-of-School 17 % Enrolled in % Unemployed WESTERn asia (millions) 67.9 % of 28Total (millions) 85.3 % of 22Total Secondary 71 School 78 19Adolescents 13 Tertiary 32 Education Participation (%) Armenia Population Population Azerbaijan Bahrain Cyprus z z Georgia Iraq Israel Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestinian Territory Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria Turkey United Arab Emirates Yemen SOUTh central asia Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Iran Kazakhstan z z 6 Kyrgyzstan Maldives z 4 Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka Population Tajikistan Reference Bureau See notes on 93page 16 8 z the world s youth data 56 sheet Turkmenistan

9 Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Iran 19.2 POPULaTiOn EDUcaTiOn 43anD EMPLOyMEnT Kazakhstan z z 6 Kyrgyzstan 1.6 Youth 29Ages 1.7 Youth 22Ages Out-of-School Youth Ages 10-24, Youth Ages 10-24, % Enrolled in Adolescents, Lower % Enrolled in Maldives % of Total % of Total Secondary 76 School Secondary (%) Tertiary 13 Education z 4 Nepal (millions) 10.3 Population 33 (millions) 9.6 Population / SOUTH Pakistan CENTRAL ASIA (continued) Female 29 Male 39 Female 64 Male 53 Female 5 Male 6 Female 11 Male 7 Female 20 Male Sri Lanka Tajikistan z Turkmenistan Uzbekistan z 7 SOUThEaST asia Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand TimorLeste Vietnam EaST asia China China, Hong Kong SAR b China, Macao SAR b Japan Korea, North Korea, South Mongolia EUROPE northern EUROPE Channel Islands Denmark Estonia Finland Iceland Ireland Latvia Lithuania Norway Sweden United Kingdom z WESTERn EUROPE Austria Belgium France Germany Luxembourg Netherlands Switzerland EaSTERn EUROPE Population Belarus Reference Bureau See notes on 95 page the world s youth data 43 sheet 9 7 Bulgaria

10 POPULaTiOn EDUcaTiOn and EMPLOyMEnT Youth Ages Youth Ages Out-of-School Youth Ages 10-24, Youth Ages 10-24, % Enrolled in Adolescents, Lower % Enrolled in % of Total % of Total Secondary School Secondary (%) Tertiary Education (millions) Population (millions) Population 2005/ Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male WORLD EaSTERn EUROPE 1, , Belarus Bulgaria Czech Republic Hungary Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovakia Ukraine z 10 SOUThERn EUROPE Albania z 10 BosniaHerzegovina z 4 Croatia Greece z Italy Macedonia z 4 Malta Montenegro z 5 Portugal Serbia Slovenia Spain z OcEania Australia Federated States of Micronesia Fiji French Polynesia Guam New Caledonia New Zealand Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Vanuatu Youth (millions) 2013 Youth 10-24, % of Total Population 2013 Youth (millions) 2050 Youth 10-24, % of Total Population 2050 Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male % Enrolled in Out-of-School % Enrolled in % Unemployed Secondary School Adolescents Tertiary Education Participation (%) Age 15 Age % Women Married by 2013 Population Reference Bureau See notes on page 16 the world s youth 2013 data sheet 10

11 MaRRiagE POPULaTiOn and FERTiLiTy health EDUcaTiOn RiSkS and BEhaViORS EMPLOyMEnT Attitude Toward Wife-Beating Youth Ages Adolescent Fertility Youth % Women Ages Using Tobacco Use Out-of-School % With Among Young Women Youth Ages 10-24, Rate Youth (births Ages per Modern 10-24, Contraception % Enrolled Among in Adolescents Adolescents, Comprehensive Lower % Enrolled HIV/AIDS in Prevalence, % Unemployed, (% who agree under Participation Rate (%) % Women Ages % of Total 1, women % of Total Secondary School Ages (%) Secondary Knowledge (%) of HIV/AIDS Tertiary Education Ages certain circumstances) % Wom (millions) Married bypopulation ages (millions) 15-19) Population Ages Ages / M Age Age Female Female Male Male Female Female Male Male Female Female Male MaleFemale Ages MaleAges Female Male Age WORLD 1, , MORE DEVELOPED LESS DEVELOPED 1, , LESS DEVELOPED (ExcL. china) 1, , LEaST DEVELOPED africa SUBSahaRan africa northern africa Algeria z z Egypt < < Libya z z Morocco Sudan a Tunisia < < WESTERn africa Benin Burkina Faso c c Cape Verde Côte d'ivoire Gambia c c z Ghana Guinea GuineaBissau c c z Liberia c c Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria c c Senegal Sierra Leone Togo EaSTERn africa Burundi Comoros < Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya z Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique c c Reunion Rwanda Somalia Tanzania c 10 c Uganda Zambia Population Reference Bureau See notes on page 16 the world s youth 2013 data sheet 11 Zimbabwe MiDDLE africa

12 MaRRiagE and FERTiLiTy health RiSkS and BEhaViORS c 13 c Attitude Toward Wife-Beating Adolescent 35 Fertility % 31Women Using 42 10Tobacco Use 13 % 52 With Among 56 Young Women 56 Rate (births per Modern Contraception Among Adolescents Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Prevalence, % Women 8 Ages 45 (% who agree under , women 0 1 Ages (%) Knowledge 4 of HIV/AIDS certain circumstances) Married by 37 ages ) 12 Ages Ages 24 5 c 10 c EASTERN AFRICA (continued) 5 Uganda Age Age Female 16 Male 19 Female 39 Male 39 Female 5.3 Male 2.4 Ages Ages Zambia Zimbabwe c 15 c MiDDLE africa Angola Cameroon Central African Republic c 30 c Chad Congo Congo, Dem. Rep c 37 c Equatorial Guinea Gabon Sao Tome and Principe SOUThERn 43 africa Botswana Lesotho Namibia South 45 Africa Swaziland northern 20 america Canada United 21States LaTin america 13 and 43ThE caribbean central 9 america Belize Costa 10 Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Mexico < Nicaragua Panama caribbean Bahamas Barbados Cuba < Dominican 21 Republic Grenada 35 Guadeloupe Haiti Jamaica Martinique Puerto 29Rico Saint Lucia St. Vincent and the 43Grenadines Trinidad 9 and Tobago SOUTh 14aMERica Argentina Italy 2013 Population Reference Bureau See notes on page 16 the world s youth 2013 data sheet < Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand TimorLest Vietnam EaST asia China China, Ho China, Ma Japan Korea, Nor Korea, Sou Mongolia EUROPE northern Channel Isl Denmark Estonia Finland Iceland Ireland Latvia Lithuania Norway Sweden United King WESTERn E Austria Belgium France Germany Luxembour Netherland Switzerland EaSTERn E Belarus Bulgaria Czech Repu Hungary Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovakia Ukraine SOUThERn Albania BosniaHer Croatia Greece Macedonia Malta

13 UTh Sheet 2013 Data Sheet nd EMPLOyMEnT MaRRiagE and FERTiLiTy health RiSkS and BEhaViORS Attitude Toward Wife-Beating Adolescent Fertility % Women Using Tobacco Use % With Among Young Women Enrolled in Rate (births per Modern Contraception Among Adolescents Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Prevalence, (% who agree under ry Education % Women Ages ,000 women Ages (%) Knowledge of HIV/AIDS certain circumstances) 005/2011 EFERENCE 2005/ Married by ages 15-19) Ages BUREAU Ages 2011 e Male Female Trinidad Male and Tobago Female Male Age 2 15 Age Female 16 Male 20 Female 54 Male Female 1.0 Male 0.6 Ages Ages U28 17 SOUTh 14aMERica asia Argentina asia (Excl. chin 25 Bolivia < WESTERn a Brazil Armenia 8 Chile c c < Azerbaijan 12 Colombia c c Bahrain 8 Ecuador c c Cyprus French 25Guiana Georgia nd EMPLOyMEnT Guyana z MaRRiagE 23 POPULaTiOn 2 and 52 6 FERTiLiTy health EDUcaTiOn RiSkS 47 and 0.3 BEhaViORS EMPLOyMEnT Iraq Paraguay < < Peru c 20 c Attitude 50 Toward Wife-Beating 40 Israel z Youth 2 Ages Adolescent 2 Fertility Youth % 5Women Ages Using 12 5 Tobacco Use 11 Out-of-School % 19 Ages With Among Young Women Jordan Enrolled in Suriname Youth 5 Ages , Rate Youth (births 34 Ages per Modern 10-24, 42 Contraception % Enrolled Among in Adolescents Adolescents, Comprehensive Lower % Enrolled HIV/AIDS in Prevalence, % Unemployed, (% who agree under Participation Rate (%) ry Education % Women Ages % of Total 1,00010 women % of Total Secondary Ages School (%) 11 Secondary Knowledge 12 (%) of HIV/AIDS Tertiary Education Ages certain circumstances) 63 Kuwait % Wom 005/ / Uruguay (millions) Married by Population ages (millions) ) Population Ages Ages / Lebanon M e Male 28 Female 29 Venezuela Male 31 Female 22 Male 44 Age Age Female Female 4 Male Male 20 Female Female Male Male Female Female <0.1 Male Male < Female Ages MaleAges Female Male Oman Age asia Age 17 1, Age Adolescent Ages 18 4 Ages Female Male Female 22 Male Female Male Ages Ages Palestinian asia (Excl. 111 china) % Women Fertility Rate Tobacco 65 Use 17 % With Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Prevalence Attitude 11Toward Qatar WESTERn 20 5 asia Married 67.9 by % 122 6Using Modern Ages 7 c (%) c 19 Knowledge of HIV/AIDS Wife-Beating Saudi Arab Armenia Contraception (% 8 who 37agree) Syria Azerbaijan < < Turkey Bahrain c United Arab Cyprus z 28 z Yemen Georgia SOUTh cen Iraq z Data round to zero. Selection Criteria: Afghanistan Countries highlighted in Israel < a Data for Sudan include South Sudan. the graphs 14 were chosen Bangladesh based on available data, Jordan b Bhutan Kuwait Special Administrative Region geographic range, and 8 topical 5 relevance India c Data are for capital city. Cert no. SGS-COC Lebanon Iran 2013 Population Reference Bureau Oman PRINTED WITH All rights 19 reserved Kazakhstan Palestinian 39 Territory SOY INK39 TM Kyrgyzstan Qatar Maldives Saudi 24 Arabia Nepal Syria Pakistan Turkey < < Sri Lanka United 8 Arab Emirates < Tajikistan 14 6 Yemen Turkmenist SOUTh 10 central asia Uzbekistan Afghanistan < < SOUThEaST Bangladesh < < Brunei Bhutan Cambodia India Indonesia Iran < < Laos Kazakhstan z c c z < Malaysia z Kyrgyzstan Myanmar Maldives z < < Philippines z 8 Nepal Singapore Pakistan c c Thailand Sri Lanka < < TimorLest Tajikistan z Vietnam Population 8 Turkmenistan Reference 8 Bureau See notes 59 on page c the 3.6 world s 48 youth data 32sheet EaST asia 11 8 Uzbekistan z c China z

14 <0.1 < nd EMPLOyMEnT MaRRiagE and 25 FERTiLiTy health RiSkS and <0.1 BEhaViORS < z < Attitude Toward Wife-Beating Adolescent 33 Fertility % 15Women Using 29 4Tobacco Use 10 % 20 With Among 28 Young Women 37 Enrolled in Rate (births per z 4 10 Modern 10 Contraception Among Adolescents Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Prevalence, <0.1 <0.1 (% 41 who agree under ry Education % Women Ages ,000 women 31 Ages (%) Knowledge of HIV/AIDS certain circumstances) 005/ / Married by 41 ages ) 14 Ages Ages e Male 6 Female SOUTH 11 Pakistan Male CENTRAL 7 Female ASIA (continued) 20 Male 69 Age Age Female Male Female 3 Male Female 0.1 Male 0.1 Ages Ages Sri Lanka < < asia Tajikistan asia (Excl. chin 25 Turkmenistan WESTERn a Uzbekistan z c 183 c Armenia SOUThEaST 14 asia Azerbaijan 12 Brunei Bahrain Cambodia Cyprus Indonesia Georgia Laos z Iraq Malaysia <0.1 < Israel 52 9 Myanmar z Jordan Philippines <0.1 < Kuwait 6 17 Singapore < < Lebanon Thailand < < Oman TimorLeste Palestinian Vietnam Qatar EaST asia c Saudi Arab China Syria China, 15 Hong Kong SAR b Turkey China, 10 Macao SAR b c United Arab Japan < < Yemen 14 Korea, North SOUTh cen Korea, 11 South < < Afghanistan Mongolia < Bangladesh EUROPE Bhutan northern 23 EUROPE India 2 2 Channel 4 Islands Iran Denmark c 19 c Kazakhstan Estonia Kyrgyzstan Finland < < Maldives Iceland Nepal Ireland Pakistan Latvia Sri Lanka Lithuania <0.1 <0.1 Tajikistan Norway < Turkmenist Sweden < < Uzbekistan United 214 Kingdom SOUThEaST 5 15 WESTERn 15 EUROPE Brunei Austria Cambodia Belgium Indonesia France Laos 2 9 Germany c 13 c < Malaysia Luxembourg Myanmar Netherlands Philippines 55 8 Switzerland Singapore EaSTERn 197 EUROPE c 10 c Thailand TimorLest 2013 Population Reference Bureau See notes on page the world s youth 2013 data sheet Vietnam c < < EaST asia

15 nd EMPLOyMEnT MaRRiagE and 11 FERTiLiTy health RiSkS and 0.2BEhaViORS Attitude Toward Wife-Beating Adolescent 7 Fertility % Women Using Tobacco Use % Ages With < Among Young Women Enrolled in Rate (births per Modern Contraception Among Adolescents Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Prevalence, (% who agree under ry Education % Women Ages ,000 women Ages (%) Knowledge of HIV/AIDS certain circumstances) 005/ / Married by ages 15-19) 4 Ages Ages e Male 55 Female 8 Male 7 Female 64 Male 68 Age 15 Age Female Male Female Male Female 0.1 Male 0.2 Ages Ages EaSTERn EUROPE asia Belarus asia (Excl. chin Bulgaria WESTERn a Czech 13 18Republic < < Armenia Hungary < Azerbaijan Moldova Bahrain Poland < Cyprus Romania <0.1 < Georgia Russia z Iraq Slovakia <0.1 < Israel Ukraine z Jordan SOUThERn EUROPE Kuwait Albania z Lebanon BosniaHerzegovina z <0.1 < Oman Croatia < < Palestinian Greece Qatar Italy c Saudi Arab Macedonia z Syria Malta < < Turkey 43 2 Montenegro z c United Arab Portugal Yemen Serbia < < SOUTh cen Slovenia < Afghanistan Spain c 14 c Bangladesh OcEania Bhutan Australia India 2 2 Federated 4 States 35 of Micronesia Iran Fiji < < Kazakhstan French 29 12Polynesia Kyrgyzstan 3 4 Guam Maldives New Caledonia Nepal New Zealand < < Pakistan 4 Papua New Guinea Sri Lanka Samoa < Tajikistan 6 Solomon Islands Turkmenist Tonga Uzbekistan Vanuatu SOUThEaST e Male 5 Female Male Female 36 Male 44 Age 6Youth 15 Age 2618 Youth Adolescent 98 Youth Ages 20 Youth Ages 30Fema Female 15 Male 15 Female 47 Male 55 Female 3.5 Male 1.6 Ages Ages Brunei Enrolled in 4 % 3 Unemployed % Women , Fertility Rate , % 14Tobacco Use 33 % With 23 Comprehensive 26 HIV/AIDS 0.1 Prevalence 0.2 Attitude 35 Toward 34 Cambodia ry Education 1 Participation 66 (%) (millions) Married by 50% of Total 104 (millions) %% 26 of Using Total Modern 38Sec 18 Ages (%) 19 Knowledge 42 of HIV/AIDS Wife-Beating 13 Indonesia 2013 Population 2050 Population Contraception (% who agree) Laos c 13 c Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore c 10 c Thailand TimorLest 2013 Population Reference Bureau See notes on page 16 the world s youth 2013 data sheet Vietnam c 15 c EaST asia

16 Acknowledgments, notes, Sources, and Definitions ACKnOWLEDgMEnTS Authors: Donna Clifton and Alexandra Hervish. Special thanks to Lisa Aronson, Charlotte Feldman- Jacobs, Jay Gribble, and Carl Haub at PRB; Cate Lane, Shelley Snyder, and Carmen Tull at USAID; Nicole Cheetham, Advocates for Youth; and Jo Jones, National Center for Health Statistics for their insight and assistance. This publication is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the terms of the IDEA Project (No. AID-OAA- A ). The contents are the responsibility of the Population Reference Bureau and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. notes More developed regions, following the UN classification, comprise all of Europe and North America, plus Australia, Japan, and New Zealand. All other regions and countries are classified as less developed. The least developed countries consist of 48 countries with especially low incomes, high economic vulnerability, and poor human development indicators; 33 of these countries are in sub-saharan Africa, 14 in Asia, and one in the Caribbean. The criteria and list of countries, as defined by the United Nations, can be found at Sub-Saharan Africa: All countries of Africa except the northern African countries of Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia. World and Regional Totals: Regional population totals are rounded and include small countries or areas not shown. Regional and world rates and percentages are weighted averages of countries for which data are available; regional averages are weighted by population size and are generally shown for regions in which 60 percent or more of the population was covered. SouRceS United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects: The Revision; Demographic and Health Surveys (ICF International and national statistical offices); Reproductive Health Surveys (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention); Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (UNICEF); National Survey of Family Growth (National Center for Health Statistics), special tabulations; Global Youth Tobacco Survey (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention); UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Database; UIS, Out-of-School Adolescents; UIS, UNESCO e-atlas of Gender Equality in Education; United Nations Statistics Division, Millennium Development Goals Indicators Database; and International Labour Organization, LABORSTA Database. DEFInITIOnS Percent enrolled in Secondary School The ratio of the number of students enrolled in secondary school to the population in the applicable age group (such as ages 12 to 17), also known as the gross enrollment ratio. It can exceed 100 when the number of students currently enrolled exceeds the population of the relevant age group in the country. out of School adolescents, lower Secondary The percent of adolescents who are definitively out of school, meaning they are not enrolled in lower secondary or any other level of education most typically at the primary level. Lower secondary level typically covers an age range from approximately 10 to 15 years. Percent enrolled in tertiary education The ratio of the number of students enrolled in tertiary education to the population in the applicable age group (typically postsecondary school age), also known as the gross enrollment ratio. It can exceed 100 when the number of students currently enrolled exceeds the population of the relevant age group in the country. Youth unemployment Rate, ages The proportion of the labor force ages 15 to 24 that is unemployed. The unemployed comprise all persons above a specified age who, during the reference period, were without work, currently available for work, and actively seeking work. labor force Participation Rate, ages The ratio of the labor force ages 15 to 24 to the corresponding working-age population, expressed as a percentage. The labor force is the sum of the number of persons employed and the number of persons unemployed. Percent of Women ages Married by age 15 and 18 Also called early marriage, the percent of women ages 20 to 24 married by their 15th or 18th birthday, respectively. Country data are from surveys conducted between 2005 and adolescent fertility Rate The number of births per 1,000 women ages 15 to 19. Married Women using Modern contraception The percentage of currently married or in-union women ages 15 to 19 and 20 to 24 who are currently using a form of modern contraception. Modern methods include clinic and supply methods such as the pill, IUD, condom, and sterilization. tobacco use among adolescents ages The percentage of adolescents ages 13 to 15 who consumed any smokeless or smoking tobacco product at least once during the last 30 days prior to the survey. Data shown are nationally representative unless indicated as capital city only. Youth ages With comprehensive Knowledge of HiV/aiDS The percentage of young people ages 15 to 24 who correctly identify the two major ways of preventing the sexual transmission of HIV (using condoms and limiting sex to one faithful, uninfected partner), who reject the two most common local misconceptions about HIV transmission, and who know that a healthy-looking person can transmit HIV. HiV/aiDS Prevalence, ages The estimated percentage of women and men ages 15 to 24 living with HIV/AIDS. attitude toward Wife-beating among Young Women Percent of young women ages 15 to 19 and 20 to 24 who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife under certain circumstances, such as neglecting the children, refusing sexual intercourse, leaving home without telling her husband, arguing with her husband, or burning the food. PRB s The World s Youth 2013 Data Sheet is available in English, French, and Spanish at To order this publication (available free-of-charge to audiences in developing countries quantities limited): Online at popref@prb.org. Call toll-free: Fax: Mail: 1875 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 520, Washington, DC Population Reference Bureau. All rights reserved. Photo credit, cover: 2012 Forest Woodward, istockphoto. notes Data are unavailable or inapplicable. Data refer to the most recent estimate available during the stated period. Italics Data refer to a year prior to the stated period. z Data round to zero. a Data for Sudan include South Sudan. b Special Administrative Region. c Data are for capital city. Selection Criteria: Countries highlighted in the graphs were chosen based on available data, geographic range, and topical relevance Population Reference Bureau. All rights reserved Population Reference Bureau the world s youth 2013 data sheet 16

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