Population aged 10-19, Total (thousands) 2011:
1,509.20
Population aged 10-19, Proportion of total population (%) 2011:
24.02
Youth (15-24 years) literacy rate (%) 2007-2011*, Male:
89.00
Youth (15-24 years) literacy rate (%) 2007-2011*, Female:
79.00
Female transition from primary to secondary education:
79.18
Male transition from primary to secondary education:
83.91
Legal age for marriage for men:
18
Legal age for marriage for women:
18
Existence of legal protection against spousal rape:
No legal distinction made between spousal and non-spousal rape
Justification of wife-beating among adolescents (%) 2002-2011*, Female:
79.00
Births by age 18 (%) 2007-2011*:
54.70
Adolescent birth rate 2006–2010*:
110.00
Maternal mortality ratio:
220.0
HIV prevalence among young people :
0.1
HIV prevalence among young males:
0.1
HIV prevalence among young females:
0.2
Contraceptive prevalence (%):
38.40
Prevalence of girl victims of trafficking:
250.0
Prevalence of boy victims of trafficking:
9.0
Ratification of the Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage, and Registration of Marriages:
No
Ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women:
Yes
Existence of laws against female genital mutilation:
No
Existence of legal protection against rape:
Yes
Ratification of Convention on the Rights of the Child:
Yes
Ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution, :
Yes
Existence of constitutional or legal anti-sexual discrimination clauses:
Yes
Enforcement of constitutional or legal anti-sexual discrimination clauses:
Yes