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Goal 5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

Target 5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation

5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18
  
Frequency of updating : In 5 years
  
Disaggregation Value Unit Period BaseLine
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   Exact 1811.8%2006/07 2006/07
   Exact 151.7%2006/07 2006/07

Tier

  • 1 Indicator is conceptually clear, has an internationally established methodology and standards are available, and data are regularly produced by countries for at least 50 per cent of countries and of the population in every region where the indicator is relevant.

DCS Classification

  • 1 Indicators for which data are already compiled by the DCS through ongoing censuses and surveys and administrative records

Source, Agency

  • [DCS] Department of Census and Statistics
  • [DHS]

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