Gambia Adolescents and Youth Country Profile Child Marriage Population Distribution, Girls aged 10-14, by Residence and Region

Percentage of women aged 20-24 who got married before age 18 6% 2% 8% Brikama Kanifing 33% 8% Basse Urban 47% Kerewan Rural 53% Janjanbureh 12% Kuntaur Mansakonko

14% 17% Banjul

Year 2015 Girls Boys Less than 30 Age group Number Percentage Number Percentage 30 - 39 10-14 1,25,292 12.5 1,26,799 12.9 40 - 49 15-19 1,05,888 10.5 1,06,126 10.8 50 and more (Percent) 20-24 90,157 9.0 87,453 8.9 Source: Revision of the World Population Prospects 2015 Parental Residence in Household among Girls aged 10-14 Marital Status among Adolescent Girls aged 15-19 Both parents in HH Either Mother or Father in HH Neither parent in HH Currently married/in union Never-married

Gambia 51 25 24 Gambia 24 76

Rural 55 24 21 Rural 33 66 Urban 47 25 28 Urban 16 84

Banjul 39 29 32 Banjul 9 91 Basse 56 29 15 Basse 45 54 Brikama 51 23 26 Brikama 18 82 Janjanbureh 58 22 20 Janjanbureh 32 67 Kanifing 39 29 32 Kanifing 13 87 Kerewan 53 23 24 Kerewan 29 70 Kuntaur 65 15 20 Kuntaur 40 60 Mansakonko 48 27 25 Mansakonko 26 74

0 20 40 60 80 100 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 School Attendance among Adolescents aged 10-19

All girls age 10-14 All girls age 15-19 Out of school In school (wrong grade) In school (right grade) Out of school In school (wrong grade) In school (right grade) Gambia 27 19 54 Gambia 52 12 37

Rural 36 18 47 Rural 65 10 25 Urban 18 21 61 Urban 41 13 46

Banjul 11 15 74 Banjul 31 7 63 Basse 38 19 43 Basse 82 8 10 Brikama 18 23 59 Brikama 46 14 41 Janjanbureh 43 15 42 Janjanbureh 58 8 34 Kanifing 17 19 64 Kanifing 39 11 51 Kerewan 37 19 45 Kerewan 53 16 31 Kuntaur 51 10 39 Kuntaur 67 7 26 Mansakonko 15 20 66 Mansakonko 53 11 37

0 20 40 60 80 100 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

All boys age 10-14 All boys age 15-19 Out of school In school (wrong grade) In school (right grade) Out of school In school (wrong grade) In school (right grade) Gambia 27 16 57 Gambia 42 18 40

Rural 36 15 49 Rural 48 21 31 Urban 16 18 66 Urban 38 16 47

Banjul 18 11 71 Banjul 39 11 50 Basse 37 14 49 Basse 66 18 17 Brikama 17 20 63 Brikama 35 21 44 Janjanbureh 40 14 47 Janjanbureh 56 13 31 Kanifing 16 18 66 Kanifing 39 13 48 Kerewan 36 14 50 Kerewan 39 25 37 Kuntaur 61 8 31 Kuntaur 62 13 25 Mansakonko 22 18 60 Mansakonko 33 21 46

0 20 40 60 80 100 0 20 40 60 80 100 Source: DHS 2013 unless indicated | United Nations Population Fund | 2015 Gambia Source: DHS 2013 unless indicated | United Nations Population Fund | 2015 Gambia Adolescents and Youth Country Profile Child Marriage and Adolescent Pregnancy

Percentage of women aged 20-24 who got married before age 18/15 Percentage of women aged 20-24 who gave brith before age 18/15 Gambia 9 30 Gambia 4 19

Rural 16 46 Rural 6 28 Urban 8 20 Urban 3 14

No education 18 55 No education 9 35 Primary education 12 47 Primary education 3 27 Secondary education 4 15 Secondary education 2 11

Lowest 15 42 Lowest 6 30 Second 14 44 Second 6 27 Middle 13 35 Middle 7 24 Married by age 15 Fourth 9 31 Fourth 4 21 Gave birth by age 15 Highest 2 13 Married by age 18 Highest 1 6 Gave birth by age 18 0 20 40 60 80 0 20 40 60 80 Family Planning Percentage of currently married/in union females Percentage of currently married/in union females aged 20- Percentage of currently married/in union females aged aged 15-24 who have an unmet need for family 24 who currently using/not currently using contraception 15-24 who have their contraception demand satisfied planning Currently using any modern method 20-24 year old Currently using any method 20-24 year old 20-24 year old 15-19 year old 20-24 year old 15-19 year old Not currently using 20-24 year old 24 Gambia 21 Gambia 6 6 94 Gambia 17 16

23 12 Rural 3 3 97 Rural 16 Rural 10 24 30 Urban 9 10 90 Urban 18 Urban 25

23 10 No education 2 2 98 No education 11 No education 12 23 29 Primary education 7 9 91 Primary education 18 Primary education 3 25 31 Secondary education 11 11 89 Secondary education 29 Secondary education 27

19 19 Lowest 4 4 96 Lowest 18 Lowest 12 26 10 Second 2 3 97 Second 19 Second 13 28 11 Middle 3 4 97 Middle 12 Middle 18 24 32 Fourth 10 11 89 Fourth 16 Fourth 14 21 33 Highest 10 10 90 Highest 25 Highest 27 0 20 40 60 80 100 0 20 40 60 80 100 0 20 40 60 80 100 Sexual Activity and Age Difference between Couples Percentage of 15-19 year old girls who are sexually active and who ever Age difference between women and current husband/cohabiting partner, among had sex (percent) female aged 15-24 (percent) Sexually active Ever had sex Partner 10 or more years older Partner 5-9 years older Partner less than 5 years older/ same age/younger Gambia 13 25 Gambia 62 30 8

Rural 16 34 Rural 63 30 7 Urban 10 18 Urban 62 30 9

No education 26 48 No education 64 30 6 Primary education 18 31 Primary education 65 28 7 Secondary education 5 13 Secondary education 56 33 10

Lowest 16 35 Lowest 63 33 5 Second 15 27 Second 60 31 9 Middle 20 34 Middle 66 26 8 Fourth 9 21 Fourth 65 30 6 Highest 5 11 Highest 56 32 11 0 20 40 60 80 100 0 20 40 60 80 100 Women's Empowerment and HIV/AIDS Knowledge Percentage of 15-24 year old females who think that wife Percentage of currently married women age 15-24 who Percentage of females aged 15-24 who have beating is justified under at least one condition usually make decisions regarding contraceptive use either comprehensive Knowledge of HIV/AIDS by themselves or jointly with their husbands

30 Gambia 58 Gambia 74 Gambia 22

68 20 Rural 71 Rural Rural 15 76 37 Urban 47 Urban Urban 27

20-24 year old 82 18 No education 69 No education No education 11 15-19 year old 64 28 Primary education 70 Primary education Primary education 14 49 75 37 Secondary education Secondary education Secondary education 29

65 91 21 Lowest Lowest Lowest 17 68 55 21 Second Second Second 17 69 72 22 Middle Middle Middle 17 56 81 33 Fourth Fourth Fourth 21 39 67 44 Highest Highest Highest 34 0 20 40 60 80 100 0 20 40 60 80 100 0 20 40 60 80 100

Source: DHS 2013 unless indicated | United Nations Population Fund | 2015