Table 2 Percentage of young women aged 20 to 24 married by age 18 and age 15, by year and region for 2005, 2011 and 2016
From: Changes in the prevalence of child marriage in Ethiopia, 2005–2016
Percent 2005 (n = 2844) | Percent 2011 (n = 3022) | Percent 2016 (n = 2903) | Percentage point change 2005–2016 | Percent change 2005–2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Married by age 18 | |||||
Addis Ababa | 16.9 | 11.8 | 8.1 | − 8.8 | − 52.1 |
Afar | 70.0 | 55.2 | 66.7 | − 3.3 | − 4.7 |
Amhara | 79.9 | 55.6 | 42.9 | − 37.0 | − 46.3 |
Beneshangul-Gumuz | 59.3 | 57.6 | 50.0 | − 9.3 | − 15.7 |
Gambela | 62.5 | 47.1 | 44.4 | − 18.1 | − 29.0 |
Oromia | 42.6 | 40.8 | 47.7 | + 5.1 | + 12.0 |
Somali | 44.4 | 52.9 | 49.4 | + 5.0 | + 11.3 |
SNNP | 31.2 | 29.7 | 30.8 | − 0.4 | − 1.3 |
Tigray | 68.8 | 43.0 | 42.8 | − 26.0 | − 37.8 |
Married by age 15 | |||||
Addis Ababa | 6.6 | 3.0 | 2.7 | − 3.9 | − 59.1 |
Afar | 20.0 | 10.7 | 18.5 | − 1.5 | − 7.5 |
Amhara | 50.2 | 32.8 | 16.4 | − 33.8 | − 67.3 |
Beneshangul-Gumuz | 25.9 | 21.2 | 15.6 | − 10.3 | − 39.8 |
Gambela | 14.3 | 17.6 | 22.2 | + 7.9 | + 55.2 |
Oromia | 10.3 | 11.9 | 17.3 | + 7.0 | + 68.0 |
Somali | 7.4 | 9.6 | 9.9 | + 2.5 | + 33.8 |
SNNP | 5.0 | 8.0 | 9.6 | + 4.6 | + 92.0 |
Tigray | 26.1 | 17.0 | 15.8 | − 10.3 | − 39.5 |