Women who were first married by age 15 (% of women ages 20-24)
1985 - 2018 - SP.M15.2024.FE.ZS (Source database: World Development Indicators)
Overview
Series unique ID
SP.M15.2024.FE.ZS
Series Name
Women who were first married by age 15 (% of women ages 20-24)
Database ID
WLD_2019_WDI_v01_M
Definition long
Women who were first married by age 15 refers to the percentage of women ages 20-24 who were first married by age 15.
Relevance
Although the legal age of marriage is defined as 18 years in most countries, the practice of child marriage remains widespread. A women’s access to education and later her employment opportunities as well as the nature and terms of her work are often compromised by this practice. Young married girls whose schooling is cut short often lack the knowledge and skills for formal work and are limited to occupations with lower incomes and inferior working conditions. Sustainable Development Goal 5 commits to eliminate the practice of child marriage.
Notes
Compliance with international resolution
API documentation
Description
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Documentation Link
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Series links
Series links
| Link type | Description | Link | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| API | Data in JSON | https://api.worldbank.org/v2/countries/all/indicators/SP.M15.2024.FE.ZS?date=1985:2018&format=json | json |
| API | Data in XML | https://api.worldbank.org/v2/countries/all/indicators/SP.M15.2024.FE.ZS?date=1985:2018 | XML |
| API | Metadata in JSON | https://api.worldbank.org/v2/sources/2/indicator/sp.m15.2024.fe.zs/metadata?format=json | json |
| API | Metadata in XML | https://api.worldbank.org/v2/sources/2/indicator/sp.m15.2024.fe.zs/metadata | XML |
Geographic information
Geographic locations
| Location name | Location code |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | AFG |
| Angola | AGO |
| Albania | ALB |
| Armenia | ARM |
| Azerbaijan | AZE |
| Burundi | BDI |
| Benin | BEN |
| Burkina Faso | BFA |
| Bangladesh | BGD |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | BIH |
| Belarus | BLR |
| Belize | BLZ |
| Bolivia | BOL |
| Brazil | BRA |
| Barbados | BRB |
| Bhutan | BTN |
| Botswana | BWA |
| Central African Republic | CAF |
| Côte d'Ivoire | CIV |
| Cameroon | CMR |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | COD |
| Congo, Rep. | COG |
| Colombia | COL |
| Comoros | COM |
| Cabo Verde | CPV |
| Costa Rica | CRI |
| Cuba | CUB |
| Djibouti | DJI |
| Dominican Republic | DOM |
| Algeria | DZA |
| Ecuador | ECU |
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | EGY |
| Eritrea | ERI |
| Ethiopia | ETH |
| Gabon | GAB |
| Georgia | GEO |
| Ghana | GHA |
| Guinea | GIN |
| Gambia, The | GMB |
| Guinea-Bissau | GNB |
| Equatorial Guinea | GNQ |
| Guatemala | GTM |
| Guyana | GUY |
| Honduras | HND |
| Haiti | HTI |
| Indonesia | IDN |
| India | IND |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | IRN |
| Iraq | IRQ |
| Jamaica | JAM |
| Jordan | JOR |
| Kazakhstan | KAZ |
| Kenya | KEN |
| Kyrgyz Republic | KGZ |
| Cambodia | KHM |
| Kiribati | KIR |
| Lao PDR | LAO |
| Lebanon | LBN |
| Liberia | LBR |
| St. Lucia | LCA |
| Sri Lanka | LKA |
| Lesotho | LSO |
| Morocco | MAR |
| Moldova | MDA |
| Madagascar | MDG |
| Maldives | MDV |
| Mexico | MEX |
| Marshall Islands | MHL |
| Macedonia, FYR | MKD |
| Mali | MLI |
| Myanmar | MMR |
| Montenegro | MNE |
| Mongolia | MNG |
| Mozambique | MOZ |
| Mauritania | MRT |
| Malawi | MWI |
| Namibia | NAM |
| Niger | NER |
| Nigeria | NGA |
| Nicaragua | NIC |
| Nepal | NPL |
| Nauru | NRU |
| Pakistan | PAK |
| Panama | PAN |
| Peru | PER |
| Philippines | PHL |
| Papua New Guinea | PNG |
| Paraguay | PRY |
| West Bank and Gaza | PSE |
| Qatar | QAT |
| Rwanda | RWA |
| Sudan | SDN |
| Senegal | SEN |
| Solomon Islands | SLB |
| Sierra Leone | SLE |
| El Salvador | SLV |
| Somalia | SOM |
| Serbia | SRB |
| South Sudan | SSD |
| São Tomé and Principe | STP |
| Suriname | SUR |
| Swaziland | SWZ |
| Syrian Arab Republic | SYR |
| Chad | TCD |
| Togo | TGO |
| Thailand | THA |
| Tajikistan | TJK |
| Turkmenistan | TKM |
| Timor-Leste | TLS |
| Tonga | TON |
| Trinidad and Tobago | TTO |
| Tunisia | TUN |
| Turkey | TUR |
| Tuvalu | TUV |
| Tanzania | TZA |
| Uganda | UGA |
| Ukraine | UKR |
| Uruguay | URY |
| Uzbekistan | UZB |
| Vietnam | VNM |
| Vanuatu | VUT |
| Samoa | WSM |
| Yemen, Rep. | YEM |
| South Africa | ZAF |
| Zambia | ZMB |
| Zimbabwe | ZWE |