Metadata Sub-indicator 5.3.1.1. Proportion of women who were married with 16 and 17 years

Goal

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

Target

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

Indicator

Indicator 5.3.1. Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18

Sub-indicator

Sub-indicator 5.3.1.1. Proportion of women who were married with 16 and 17 years

Type of indicator (global, European, national)
  • Global (s)
  • s: similar
Definition

Proportion of women who marry at 16 and 17 years of age

Calculation method

\[PM^t_{mujeres,16-17}= \frac{M^t_{mujeres,16-17}}{P^t_{mujeres,16-17}}\cdot100\]Where: \(M^t_{mujeres,16-17}\)are the marriages of women of 16 and 17 years of age in the year t and \(P^t_{mujeres,16-17}\)is the number of women of 16 and 17 years of age to 1 July of the year t.

Unit of measure

Percentage

Periodicity

Annual

Disaggregated data(Gender, age, region in Spain, other)

Autonomous communities, Province

Tier

Tier I

Come from National Statistics Plan (YES/NO)

Yes

Statistical operation

Marriage Statistics. Vital statistics (ISO code: 30302)

Date of the last metadata update

15/12/2021

Link to United Nations metadata
Custody agency

UNICEF

Observations