Middle Africa

Sao Tome and Principe

Summary

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Absolute number

Prevalence

4.5 thousand

Married by 15: Number of girls and women (left) and percentage of women 20-24 years (right) married before age 15

5%
20.6 thousand

Married by 18: Number of girls and women (left) and percentage of women 20-24 years (right) married before age 18

28%

Prevalence of child marriage

  • Middle Africa
  • Sao Tome and Principe
Child marriage age
Data table
YearMiddle AfricaSao Tome and Principe
199431.7%
199943.9%32.2%
200443.5%32.7%
200940.1%32.6%
201440.0%38.0%
201937.1%28.0%
202433.3%
Child marriage age
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Sao Tome and Principe

Child Marriage
Prevalence

Residence

  • Urban
  • Rural
Residence Data table
YearUrbanRural
201925.7%32.7%

Wealth

  • Poorest
  • Second
  • Middle
  • Fourth
  • Richest
Wealth Data table
YearPoorestSecondMiddleFourthRichest
201945.0%28.8%32.5%20.6%11.0%

Education

  • No schooling
  • Primary education
  • Secondary or higher
Education Data table
YearNo schoolingPrimary educationSecondary or higher
201957.9%20.0%
Child marriage age

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Prevalence of child marriage

  • Sao Tome and Principe
Child marriage age
Data table
YearSao Tome and Principe
199431.7%
199932.2%
200432.7%
200932.6%
201438.0%
201928.0%

Residence

Child marriage prevalence

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Data table
CountryUrbanRuralTotal prevalence
Sao Tome and Principe25.7%32.7%28.0%
Perspective
Child marriage age

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