Analysis and data supporting the Girl Effect scorecard showing global availability of girl data right now, by country and by sector.

1. Assets and
Insight:
Invisible
girls

2. 3. INTRODUCTION
4. Methodology
5. Access to income
14. Age at first birth
23. Age at first marriage
32. Education
41. Health care, wellbeing and safety
50. Time with friends
59. What’s the problem with getting girl data?
61. limitations
contents
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3. introduction3
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Data gaps make girls invisible. How can we remove the barriers that stand in a girl’s way if we don’t
know where she is or what those barriers are?
To see where those gaps are, we took the data that is publicly available and, for the first time,
disaggregated it to get the data that is just about girls. Then we created a global scorecard for six
key themes to show how visible or invisible the girls in 197 countries across the world really are.
Here’s an awkward truth. As a global community working in development, we are in the dark when
it comes to girl data.
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4. methodology
For each thematic area, key indicators were selected from the
Girls Discovered website.
For each country, the number of these specific indicators which had
available data was taken and divided by the number of key indicators
selected for that theme.
This was then multiplied by 100 to give a percentage score, with 0
representing no available data and 100 representing a very high level
of coverage.
For example, if Nigeria had data for five out of 10 key indicators in
Access To Income then it would score 50 per cent. This was repeated
for each of the six areas.
The key indicators used and further explanations for each topic are
covered in the following sections.
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5. 5
1. access to
income
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90 per cent of countries have data for at least one of the eight indicators for
access to income, with 33 per cent having data for at least four indicators.
DATA GAPS
Andorra, Dominica, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Nauru, Palau,
San Marino and Tuvalu have no data.
South Sudan has no data as the most current data was
recorded before the country’s secession from Sudan and
therefore covers both countries.
Taiwan also lacks data, as it is often included within data
sets for China.
DATA LEADERS
Philippines is the only country with disaggregated data
for all eight indicators, while Guatemala, Honduras,
Cambodia, Colombia and Bangladesh have data for
seven of the eight.
access to income
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7. The chosen indicators for access to income are as follows:
⊲ Estimated number of girls aged 10-19 earning below $2 a day
⊲ Proportion of employed girls aged 15-19 who have sole control over how their earnings
are spent
⊲ Percentage of girls aged 15-24 years who are economically active – either in work or looking
for work
⊲ Average weekly hours of work by girls aged 12-14
⊲ Average weekly hours in employment of girls aged 5-14 years
⊲ Percentage of girls aged 15-24 years who are unemployed
⊲ Percentage of employed women aged 15-19 years who earn cash
⊲ Proportion of girls aged 5-14 years who are unpaid family workers
Chosen
indicators
for Access
to income
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8. country score
Afghanistan 12.50
Albania 25.00
Algeria 25.00
Andorra 0.00
Angola 25.00
Antigua and Barbuda 0.00
Argentina 37.50
Armenia 50.00
Australia 25.00
Austria 25.00
Azerbaijan 62.50
country score
Bahamas 12.50
Bahrain 12.50
Bangladesh 87.50
Barbados 12.50
Belarus 25.00
Belgium 25.00
Belize 37.50
Benin 50.00
Bhutan 12.50
Bolivia 50.00
Bosnia-Herzegovina 25.00
Access to income score
country score
Botswana 25.00
Brazil 75.00
Brunei 12.50
Bulgaria 37.50
Burkina Faso 75.00
Burundi 25.00
Cambodia 87.50
Cameroon 62.50
Canada 25.00
Cape Verde 12.50
Central African Republic 50.00
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9. Access to income score
country score
Chad 50.00
Chile 37.50
China 25.00
Colombia 87.50
Comoros 37.50
Congo 50.00
Costa Rica 62.50
Côte d'Ivoire 25.00
Croatia 25.00
Cuba 12.50
Cyprus 12.50
country score
Czech Republic 37.50
Denmark 25.00
Djibouti 25.00
Dominica 0.00
Dominican Republic 75.00
DR Congo 50.00
Ecuador 62.50
Egypt 50.00
El Salvador 62.50
Equatorial Guinea 12.50
Eritrea 37.50
country score
Estonia 37.50
Ethiopia 50.00
Fiji 12.50
Finland 25.00
France 25.00
Gabon 50.00
Gambia 25.00
Georgia 25.00
Germany 25.00
Ghana 62.50
Greece 25.00
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10. Access to income score
country score
Grenada 0.00
Guatemala 87.50
Guinea 50.00
Guinea-Bissau 25.00
Guyana 12.50
Haiti 50.00
Honduras 87.50
Hong Kong (China) 25.00
Hungary 37.50
Iceland 25.00
India 50.00
country score
Indonesia 50.00
Iran 25.00
Iraq 12.50
Ireland 25.00
Israel 25.00
Italy 25.00
Jamaica 37.50
Japan 25.00
Jordan 62.50
Kazakhstan 50.00
Kenya 75.00
country score
Kiribati 0.00
Kuwait 12.50
Kyrgyzstan 62.50
Laos 25.00
Latvia 37.50
Lebanon 12.50
Lesotho 50.00
Liberia 50.00
Libya 12.50
Liechtenstein 0.00
Lithuania 37.50
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11. Access to income score
country score
Luxembourg 25.00
Macao (China) 25.00
Macedonia 37.50
Madagascar 62.50
Malawi 75.00
Malaysia 25.00
Maldives 12.50
Mali 75.00
Malta 25.00
Marshall Islands 0.00
Mauritania 50.00
country score
Mauritius 25.00
Mexico 50.00
Micronesia 0.00
Moldova 62.50
Monaco 0.00
Mongolia 50.00
Montenegro 0.00
Morocco 62.50
Mozambique 50.00
Myanmar 12.50
Namibia 50.00
country score
Nauru 0.00
Nepal 50.00
Netherlands 25.00
New Zealand 25.00
Nicaragua 75.00
Niger 50.00
Nigeria 50.00
North Korea 12.50
Norway 25.00
Oman 12.50
Pakistan 37.50
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12. Access to income score
country score
Palau 0.00
Palestinian Occupied Territory 12.50
Panama 37.50
Papua New Guinea 25.00
Paraguay 25.00
Peru 62.50
Philippines 100.00
Poland 37.50
Portugal 25.00
Qatar 12.50
Romania 37.50
country score
Russia 37.50
Rwanda 50.00
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.00
Saint Lucia 12.50
Saint Vincent and The Grenadines 12.50
Samoa 12.50
San Marino 0.00
Sao Tome and Principe 12.50
Saudi Arabia 12.50
Senegal 75.00
Serbia 0.00
country score
Seychelles 0.00
Sierra Leone 25.00
Singapore 25.00
Slovakia 37.50
Slovenia 37.50
Solomon Islands 12.50
Somalia 12.50
South Africa 62.50
South Korea 37.50
South Sudan 0.00
Spain 25.00
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13. Access to income score
country score
Sri Lanka 50.00
Sudan 12.50
Suriname 12.50
Swaziland 50.00
Sweden 25.00
Switzerland 25.00
Syria 12.50
Taiwan 0.00
Tajikistan 25.00
Tanzania 50.00
Thailand 37.50
country score
Timor-Leste 25.00
Togo 50.00
Tonga 12.50
Trinidad and Tobago 25.00
Tunisia 25.00
Turkey 62.50
Turkmenistan 50.00
Tuvalu 0.00
Uganda 50.00
Ukraine 75.00
United Arab Emirates 12.50
country score
United Kingdom 25.00
Uruguay 37.50
USA 25.00
Uzbekistan 50.00
Vanuatu 12.50
Venezuela 25.00
Vietnam 50.00
Yemen 50.00
Zambia 62.50
Zimbabwe 37.50
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14. 14
2. age at
first birth
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92 per cent of countries have data for at least two of the five indicators. The high level of
coverage is partly due to age-specific fertility rate data maintained by the UN Population Division.
DATA GAPS
Andorra, Dominica, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Nauru, Palau,
San Marino and Tuvalu have no data.
South Sudan has no post-secession data.
Taiwan lacks data because it is often included within
data sets for China.
DATA LEADERS
Developing nations have a high level of coverage within
this area: Chad, Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nepal,
Uganda and Zambia have data for all five indicators.
Age at first birth
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16. The chosen indicators for age at first birth are as follows:
⊲ Age-specific fertility rate (births per 1,000 women) of girls aged 15-19
⊲ Age-specific fertility rate (births per 1,000 women) of girls aged 20-24
⊲ Percentage of young women aged 15-19 who gave birth by age 15
⊲ Percentage of young women age 20-24 who gave birth by age 15
⊲ Median age at first birth of women currently 20-24 years old
Chosen
indicators
for Age at
first birth
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17. age at first birth score
country score
Afghanistan 40.00
Albania 40.00
Algeria 40.00
Andorra 0.00
Angola 40.00
Antigua and Barbuda 0.00
Argentina 40.00
Armenia 80.00
Australia 40.00
Austria 40.00
Azerbaijan 80.00
country score
Bahamas 40.00
Bahrain 40.00
Bangladesh 100.00
Barbados 40.00
Belarus 40.00
Belgium 40.00
Belize 40.00
Benin 80.00
Bhutan 40.00
Bolivia 40.00
Bosnia-Herzegovina 40.00
country score
Botswana 60.00
Brazil 40.00
Brunei 40.00
Bulgaria 40.00
Burkina Faso 60.00
Burundi 40.00
Cambodia 80.00
Cameroon 100.00
Canada 40.00
Cape Verde 40.00
Central African Republic 60.00
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18. age at first birth score
country score
Chad 100.00
Chile 40.00
China 40.00
Colombia 80.00
Comoros 40.00
Congo 100.00
Costa Rica 40.00
Côte d'Ivoire 60.00
Croatia 40.00
Cuba 40.00
Cyprus 40.00
country score
Czech Republic 40.00
Denmark 40.00
Djibouti 40.00
Dominica 0.00
Dominican Republic 80.00
DR Congo 80.00
Ecuador 60.00
Egypt 80.00
El Salvador 60.00
Equatorial Guinea 40.00
Eritrea 40.00
country score
Estonia 40.00
Ethiopia 80.00
Fiji 40.00
Finland 40.00
France 40.00
Gabon 60.00
Gambia 40.00
Georgia 40.00
Germany 40.00
Ghana 100.00
Greece 40.00
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19. age at first birth score
country score
Grenada 40.00
Guatemala 60.00
Guinea 100.00
Guinea-Bissau 40.00
Guyana 40.00
Haiti 80.00
Honduras 80.00
Hong Kong (China) 40.00
Hungary 40.00
Iceland 40.00
India 80.00
country score
Indonesia 80.00
Iran 40.00
Iraq 40.00
Ireland 40.00
Israel 40.00
Italy 40.00
Jamaica 40.00
Japan 40.00
Jordan 80.00
Kazakhstan 40.00
Kenya 100.00
country score
Kiribati 0.00
Kuwait 40.00
Kyrgyzstan 40.00
Laos 40.00
Latvia 40.00
Lebanon 40.00
Lesotho 80.00
Liberia 100.00
Libya 40.00
Liechtenstein 0.00
Lithuania 40.00
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20. age at first birth score
country score
Luxembourg 40.00
Macao (China) 40.00
Macedonia 40.00
Madagascar 100.00
Malawi 100.00
Malaysia 40.00
Maldives 40.00
Mali 100.00
Malta 40.00
Marshall Islands 0.00
Mauritania 40.00
country score
Mauritius 40.00
Mexico 40.00
Micronesia 40.00
Moldova 80.00
Monaco 0.00
Mongolia 40.00
Montenegro 40.00
Morocco 40.00
Mozambique 60.00
Myanmar 40.00
Namibia 60.00
country score
Nauru 0.00
Nepal 100.00
Netherlands 40.00
New Zealand 40.00
Nicaragua 60.00
Niger 100.00
Nigeria 100.00
North Korea 40.00
Norway 40.00
Oman 40.00
Pakistan 80.00
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21. age at first birth score
country score
Palau 0.00
Palestinian Occupied Territory 40.00
Panama 40.00
Papua New Guinea 40.00
Paraguay 60.00
Peru 40.00
Philippines 80.00
Poland 40.00
Portugal 40.00
Qatar 40.00
Romania 40.00
country score
Russia 40.00
Rwanda 80.00
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.00
Saint Lucia 40.00
Saint Vincent and The Grenadines 40.00
Samoa 40.00
San Marino 0.00
Sao Tome and Principe 40.00
Saudi Arabia 40.00
Senegal 100.00
Serbia 40.00
country score
Seychelles 0.00
Sierra Leone 100.00
Singapore 40.00
Slovakia 40.00
Slovenia 40.00
Solomon Islands 40.00
Somalia 40.00
South Africa 40.00
South Korea 40.00
South Sudan 0.00
Spain 40.00
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22. age at first birth score
country score
Sri Lanka 40.00
Sudan 40.00
Suriname 40.00
Swaziland 100.00
Sweden 40.00
Switzerland 40.00
Syria 40.00
Taiwan 0.00
Tajikistan 40.00
Tanzania 100.00
Thailand 40.00
country score
Timor-Leste 40.00
Togo 60.00
Tonga 40.00
Trinidad and Tobago 40.00
Tunisia 40.00
Turkey 40.00
Turkmenistan 40.00
Tuvalu 0.00
Uganda 100.00
Ukraine 80.00
United Arab Emirates 40.00
country score
United Kingdom 40.00
Uruguay 40.00
USA 40.00
Uzbekistan 40.00
Vanuatu 40.00
Venezuela 40.00
Vietnam 40.00
Yemen 40.00
Zambia 100.00
Zimbabwe 80.00
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3. age at
first marriage
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51 per cent of countries have no data available for any indicator.
Age at first marriage
DATA LEADERS
Extensive data is collected for developing countries.
Cambodia, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Haiti, India, Indonesia,
Bangladesh and Zimbabwe have data for all the
indicators included.
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25. The chosen indicators for age at first marriage are as
follows:
⊲ Percentage of young women aged 15-19 who were first married by age 15
⊲ Percentage of young women aged 20-24 who were first married by age 18
⊲ Percentage of young women aged 20-24 who were first married by age 20
⊲ Percentage of girls aged 20-24 years who were married by age 18 – national
⊲ Percentage of girls aged 20-24 years who were married by age 18 – (separated by rural
and urban areas)
Chosen
indicators for
Age at first
marriage
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26. age at first marriage score
country score
Afghanistan 20.00
Albania 40.00
Algeria 40.00
Andorra 0.00
Angola 0.00
Antigua and Barbuda 0.00
Argentina 0.00
Armenia 100.00
Australia 0.00
Austria 0.00
Azerbaijan 80.00
country score
Bahamas 0.00
Bahrain 0.00
Bangladesh 100.00
Barbados 0.00
Belarus 40.00
Belgium 0.00
Belize 0.00
Benin 100.00
Bhutan 0.00
Bolivia 100.00
Bosnia-Herzegovina 40.00
country score
Botswana 0.00
Brazil 20.00
Brunei 0.00
Bulgaria 0.00
Burkina Faso 40.00
Burundi 40.00
Cambodia 100.00
Cameroon 100.00
Canada 0.00
Cape Verde 0.00
Central African Republic 40.00
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27. age at first marriage score
country score
Chad 100.00
Chile 0.00
China 0.00
Colombia 100.00
Comoros 0.00
Congo 100.00
Costa Rica 0.00
Côte d'Ivoire 40.00
Croatia 0.00
Cuba 0.00
Cyprus 0.00
country score
Czech Republic 0.00
Denmark 0.00
Djibouti 40.00
Dominica 0.00
Dominican Republic 80.00
DR Congo 100.00
Ecuador 20.00
Egypt 100.00
El Salvador 20.00
Equatorial Guinea 0.00
Eritrea 40.00
country score
Estonia 0.00
Ethiopia 100.00
Fiji 0.00
Finland 0.00
France 0.00
Gabon 40.00
Gambia 40.00
Georgia 40.00
Germany 0.00
Ghana 100.00
Greece 0.00
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28. age at first marriage score
country score
Grenada 0.00
Guatemala 20.00
Guinea 100.00
Guinea-Bissau 40.00
Guyana 40.00
Haiti 100.00
Honduras 100.00
Hong Kong (China) 0.00
Hungary 0.00
Iceland 0.00
India 100.00
country score
Indonesia 100.00
Iran 0.00
Iraq 40.00
Ireland 0.00
Israel 0.00
Italy 0.00
Jamaica 40.00
Japan 0.00
Jordan 100.00
Kazakhstan 40.00
Kenya 100.00
country score
Kiribati 0.00
Kuwait 0.00
Kyrgyzstan 40.00
Laos 0.00
Latvia 0.00
Lebanon 20.00
Lesotho 100.00
Liberia 100.00
Libya 0.00
Liechtenstein 0.00
Lithuania 0.00
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29. age at first marriage score
country score
Luxembourg 0.00
Macao (China) 0.00
Macedonia 40.00
Madagascar 100.00
Malawi 100.00
Malaysia 0.00
Maldives 0.00
Mali 100.00
Malta 0.00
Marshall Islands 0.00
Mauritania 40.00
country score
Mauritius 0.00
Mexico 20.00
Micronesia 0.00
Moldova 100.00
Monaco 0.00
Mongolia 40.00
Montenegro 20.00
Morocco 40.00
Mozambique 40.00
Myanmar 0.00
Namibia 100.00
country score
Nauru 0.00
Nepal 100.00
Netherlands 0.00
New Zealand 0.00
Nicaragua 40.00
Niger 100.00
Nigeria 100.00
North Korea 0.00
Norway 0.00
Oman 0.00
Pakistan 80.00
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30. age at first marriage score
country score
Palau 0.00
Palestinian Occupied Territory 20.00
Panama 0.00
Papua New Guinea 20.00
Paraguay 20.00
Peru 40.00
Philippines 100.00
Poland 0.00
Portugal 0.00
Qatar 0.00
Romania 0.00
country score
Russia 0.00
Rwanda 100.00
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.00
Saint Lucia 0.00
Saint Vincent and The Grenadines 0.00
Samoa 0.00
San Marino 0.00
Sao Tome and Principe 40.00
Saudi Arabia 0.00
Senegal 100.00
Serbia 40.00
country score
Seychelles 0.00
Sierra Leone 100.00
Singapore 0.00
Slovakia 0.00
Slovenia 0.00
Solomon Islands 0.00
Somalia 40.00
South Africa 20.00
South Korea 0.00
South Sudan 0.00
Spain 0.00
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31. age at first marriage score
country score
Sri Lanka 20.00
Sudan 40.00
Suriname 40.00
Swaziland 100.00
Sweden 0.00
Switzerland 0.00
Syria 40.00
Taiwan 0.00
Tajikistan 40.00
Tanzania 100.00
Thailand 40.00
country score
Timor-Leste 0.00
Togo 40.00
Tonga 0.00
Trinidad and Tobago 20.00
Tunisia 0.00
Turkey 40.00
Turkmenistan 40.00
Tuvalu 0.00
Uganda 100.00
Ukraine 80.00
United Arab Emirates 0.00
country score
United Kingdom 0.00
Uruguay 0.00
USA 0.00
Uzbekistan 40.00
Vanuatu 0.00
Venezuela 0.00
Vietnam 40.00
Yemen 40.00
Zambia 100.00
Zimbabwe 100.00
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32. 32
4. education
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98 per cent of all countries scored have some data available.
43 per cent have data for at least five of the nine selected indicators.
EDUCATION
DATA GAPS
Monaco, San Marino and South Sudan are the only
countries lacking any education data.
Japan and Germany only have data available for two of
the nine educational indicators.
DATA LEADERS
Data for graduation rates is focused on African, Asian
and South American nations.
Mozambique, Ethiopia, Ghana, Madagascar, Niger
and Nigeria have data available for all nine
educational indicators.
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34. The chosen indicators for education are as follows:
⊲ Literacy rate for girls aged 15-24
⊲ Primary school gross enrolment ratio
⊲ School attendance of girls aged 15-19
⊲ Primary school net enrolment ratio
⊲ Primary school graduation
⊲ Percentage of women in tertiary education
⊲ Percentage of girls aged 10-14 who are falling two or more years behind grade for age
⊲ Proportion of female students aged 15 years who are at the appropriate grade for age
⊲ Percentage of girls aged 10-14 who have no education
Chosen
indicators for
Education
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35. education score
country score
Afghanistan 22.22
Albania 33.33
Algeria 55.56
Andorra 33.33
Angola 22.22
Antigua and Barbuda 44.44
Argentina 44.44
Armenia 66.67
Australia 33.33
Austria 33.33
Azerbaijan 66.67
country score
Bahamas 22.22
Bahrain 33.33
Bangladesh 88.89
Barbados 33.33
Belarus 55.56
Belgium 33.33
Belize 44.44
Benin 77.78
Bhutan 55.56
Bolivia 88.89
Bosnia-Herzegovina 33.33
country score
Botswana 44.44
Brazil 66.67
Brunei 55.56
Bulgaria 44.44
Burkina Faso 100.00
Burundi 66.67
Cambodia 88.89
Cameroon 88.89
Canada 11.11
Cape Verde 55.56
Central African Republic 77.78
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36. education score
country score
Chad 88.89
Chile 33.33
China 33.33
Colombia 88.89
Comoros 55.56
Congo 88.89
Costa Rica 44.44
Côte d'Ivoire 77.78
Croatia 44.44
Cuba 55.56
Cyprus 44.44
country score
Czech Republic 33.33
Denmark 33.33
Djibouti 44.44
Dominica 33.33
Dominican Republic 88.89
DR Congo 55.56
Ecuador 55.56
Egypt 88.89
El Salvador 55.56
Equatorial Guinea 22.22
Eritrea 77.78
country score
Estonia 44.44
Ethiopia 100.00
Fiji 44.44
Finland 33.33
France 33.33
Gabon 44.44
Gambia 44.44
Georgia 55.56
Germany 22.22
Ghana 100.00
Greece 44.44
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37. education score
country score
Grenada 44.44
Guatemala 88.89
Guinea 100.00
Guinea-Bissau 22.22
Guyana 22.22
Haiti 22.22
Honduras 77.78
Hong Kong (China) 33.33
Hungary 44.44
Iceland 33.33
India 66.67
country score
Indonesia 77.78
Iran 55.56
Iraq 44.44
Ireland 33.33
Israel 33.33
Italy 44.44
Jamaica 44.44
Japan 22.22
Jordan 66.67
Kazakhstan 66.67
Kenya 88.89
country score
Kiribati 11.11
Kuwait 55.56
Kyrgyzstan 66.67
Laos 55.56
Latvia 44.44
Lebanon 55.56
Lesotho 77.78
Liberia 44.44
Libya 22.22
Liechtenstein 22.22
Lithuania 44.44
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38. education score
country score
Luxembourg 33.33
Macao (China) 55.56
Macedonia 44.44
Madagascar 100.00
Malawi 100.00
Malaysia 44.44
Maldives 33.33
Mali 100.00
Malta 44.44
Marshall Islands 11.11
Mauritania 88.89
country score
Mauritius 55.56
Mexico 44.44
Micronesia 11.11
Moldova 66.67
Monaco 0.00
Mongolia 55.56
Montenegro 11.11
Morocco 100.00
Mozambique 100.00
Myanmar 33.33
Namibia 88.89
country score
Nauru 11.11
Nepal 88.89
Netherlands 33.33
New Zealand 33.33
Nicaragua 77.78
Niger 100.00
Nigeria 100.00
North Korea 11.11
Norway 33.33
Oman 55.56
Pakistan 66.67
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39. education score
country score
Palau 11.11
Palestinian Occupied Territory 55.56
Panama 55.56
Papua New Guinea 22.22
Paraguay 55.56
Peru 77.78
Philippines 77.78
Poland 44.44
Portugal 44.44
Qatar 55.56
Romania 44.44
country score
Russia 44.44
Rwanda 88.89
Saint Kitts and Nevis 44.44
Saint Lucia 44.44
Saint Vincent and The Grenadines 33.33
Samoa 44.44
San Marino 0.00
Sao Tome and Principe 55.56
Saudi Arabia 44.44
Senegal 88.89
Serbia 55.56
country score
Seychelles 33.33
Sierra Leone 44.44
Singapore 11.11
Slovakia 33.33
Slovenia 44.44
Solomon Islands 22.22
Somalia 11.11
South Africa 77.78
South Korea 22.22
South Sudan 0.00
Spain 44.44
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40. education score
country score
Sri Lanka 33.33
Sudan 22.22
Suriname 44.44
Swaziland 77.78
Sweden 33.33
Switzerland 33.33
Syria 33.33
Taiwan 0.00
Tajikistan 55.56
Tanzania 88.89
Thailand 44.44
country score
Timor-Leste 44.44
Togo 88.89
Tonga 44.44
Trinidad and Tobago 55.56
Tunisia 44.44
Turkey 77.78
Turkmenistan 22.22
Tuvalu 11.11
Uganda 88.89
Ukraine 55.56
United Arab Emirates 44.44
country score
United Kingdom 33.33
Uruguay 44.44
USA 33.33
Uzbekistan 55.56
Vanuatu 44.44
Venezuela 55.56
Vietnam 55.56
Yemen 44.44
Zambia 88.89
Zimbabwe 88.89
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41. 41
5. health care,
wellbeing
and safety
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92 per cent of all countries have some data available for those indicators selected for health care, wellbeing
and safety.
Health care, wellbeing and safety
DATA GAPS
Monaco, San Marino, South Sudan, Marshall Islands,
Tuvalu, Micronesia, Cyprus and Tonga lack data on
any indicator.
Singapore, Russia and New Zealand have data for two
out of 13 indicators.
Japan, France and Luxembourg have data for three of
13 indicators.
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43. The chosen indicators for health care, wellbeing and safety
are as follows:
⊲ Percentage of girls aged 15-19 who say they make the final decision on their health care
⊲ Percentage of girls aged 15-24 with HIV
⊲ Percentage of girls aged 15-19 with anaemia
⊲ Number of surveyed women aged 15-49 using any type of contraception
⊲ Percentage of girls aged 5-14 engaged in child labour
⊲ Percentage of women aged 15-49 who have been mutilated or cut
⊲ Percentage of girls aged 16-19 who are heads of household or partner of head of household
⊲ Child labour by sector: agricultural / industry / services
⊲ Percentage of girls aged 16-19 living in poverty
⊲ Proportion of girls engaged in child labour
⊲ Number of girls who are victims of child trafficking
⊲ Female genital mutilation (FGM) rates of girls
⊲ Percentage of girls aged 15-19 who are underweight
Chosen
indicators for
Health care,
wellbeing and
safety
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44. Health care, wellbeing and safety score
country score
Afghanistan 23.08
Albania 30.77
Algeria 30.77
Andorra 0.00
Angola 38.46
Antigua and Barbuda 7.69
Argentina 38.46
Armenia 46.15
Australia 30.77
Austria 30.77
Azerbaijan 61.54
country score
Bahamas 15.38
Bahrain 23.08
Bangladesh 61.54
Barbados 23.08
Belarus 30.77
Belgium 15.38
Belize 38.46
Benin 69.23
Bhutan 30.77
Bolivia 61.54
Bosnia-Herzegovina 30.77
country score
Botswana 38.46
Brazil 69.23
Brunei 0.00
Bulgaria 23.08
Burkina Faso 76.92
Burundi 38.46
Cambodia 69.23
Cameroon 84.62
Canada 30.77
Cape Verde 23.08
Central African Republic 61.54
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45. Health care, wellbeing and safety score
country score
Chad 69.23
Chile 30.77
China 7.69
Colombia 84.62
Comoros 38.46
Congo 61.54
Costa Rica 38.46
Côte d'Ivoire 69.23
Croatia 15.38
Cuba 15.38
Cyprus 0.00
country score
Czech Republic 30.77
Denmark 30.77
Djibouti 38.46
Dominica 7.69
Dominican Republic 53.85
DR Congo 46.15
Ecuador 46.15
Egypt 76.92
El Salvador 53.85
Equatorial Guinea 38.46
Eritrea 53.85
country score
Estonia 30.77
Ethiopia 61.54
Fiji 7.69
Finland 30.77
France 23.08
Gabon 46.15
Gambia 46.15
Georgia 38.46
Germany 30.77
Ghana 84.62
Greece 30.77
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46. Health care, wellbeing and safety score
country score
Grenada 7.69
Guatemala 53.85
Guinea 76.92
Guinea-Bissau 46.15
Guyana 30.77
Haiti 69.23
Honduras 61.54
Hong Kong (China) 7.69
Hungary 23.08
Iceland 7.69
India 53.85
country score
Indonesia 46.15
Iran 15.38
Iraq 23.08
Ireland 30.77
Israel 30.77
Italy 30.77
Jamaica 30.77
Japan 23.08
Jordan 38.46
Kazakhstan 53.85
Kenya 76.92
country score
Kiribati 7.69
Kuwait 7.69
Kyrgyzstan 53.85
Laos 38.46
Latvia 23.08
Lebanon 30.77
Lesotho 69.23
Liberia 69.23
Libya 7.69
Liechtenstein 0.00
Lithuania 23.08
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47. Health care, wellbeing and safety score
country score
Luxembourg 23.08
Macao (China) 0.00
Macedonia 30.77
Madagascar 76.92
Malawi 76.92
Malaysia 15.38
Maldives 15.38
Mali 92.31
Malta 15.38
Marshall Islands 0.00
Mauritania 53.85
country score
Mauritius 23.08
Mexico 61.54
Micronesia 0.00
Moldova 61.54
Monaco 0.00
Mongolia 46.15
Montenegro 23.08
Morocco 53.85
Mozambique 61.54
Myanmar 15.38
Namibia 53.85
country score
Nauru 7.69
Nepal 69.23
Netherlands 30.77
New Zealand 15.38
Nicaragua 69.23
Niger 69.23
Nigeria 61.54
North Korea 7.69
Norway 30.77
Oman 15.38
Pakistan 23.08
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48. Health care, wellbeing and safety score
country score
Palau 7.69
Palestinian Occupied Territory 7.69
Panama 15.38
Papua New Guinea 23.08
Paraguay 46.15
Peru 84.62
Philippines 61.54
Poland 30.77
Portugal 30.77
Qatar 15.38
Romania 38.46
country score
Russia 15.38
Rwanda 69.23
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.00
Saint Lucia 7.69
Saint Vincent and The Grenadines 7.69
Samoa 7.69
San Marino 0.00
Sao Tome and Principe 23.08
Saudi Arabia 7.69
Senegal 84.62
Serbia 38.46
country score
Seychelles 0.00
Sierra Leone 61.54
Singapore 15.38
Slovakia 15.38
Slovenia 38.46
Solomon Islands 0.00
Somalia 38.46
South Africa 46.15
South Korea 30.77
South Sudan 0.00
Spain 38.46
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49. Health care, wellbeing and safety score
country score
Sri Lanka 38.46
Sudan 46.15
Suriname 30.77
Swaziland 61.54
Sweden 30.77
Switzerland 30.77
Syria 23.08
Taiwan 15.38
Tajikistan 38.46
Tanzania 76.92
Thailand 23.08
country score
Timor-Leste 23.08
Togo 61.54
Tonga 0.00
Trinidad and Tobago 30.77
Tunisia 15.38
Turkey 53.85
Turkmenistan 23.08
Tuvalu 0.00
Uganda 76.92
Ukraine 46.15
United Arab Emirates 15.38
country score
United Kingdom 30.77
Uruguay 46.15
USA 30.77
Uzbekistan 30.77
Vanuatu 7.69
Venezuela 30.77
Vietnam 38.46
Yemen 46.15
Zambia 84.62
Zimbabwe 69.23
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50. 50
6. time with
friends
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There is a substantial lack of data pertaining to the amount of time adolescent girls spend with their friends.
The data used here focuses on women in general instead of girls, as this is the only data available. Even this
coverage is poor: only 34 per cent of countries have any data for the selected indicators.
Time with friends
DATA LEADERS
The majority of countries with data for these indicators
are well-developed economies such as France, Russia,
Germany, Canada, USA, UK and China.
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52. The chosen indicators for time with friends are as follows:
⊲ Percentage of women who see friends: never / only a few times a year / once or twice a
month / on a weekly basis
⊲ Percentage of women who report spending time with people at sports, cultural and
communal organisations: never / only a few times a year / once or twice a month / on a
weekly basis
Chosen
indicators
for Time with
friends
Note that for Time With Friends, Maplecroft is not aware of any global data set that
is specifically focused on the amount of time adolescent girls spend with friends. For
this reason, this data focuses on women in general and is not disaggregated by age.
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53. Time with friends score
country score
Afghanistan 0.00
Albania 100.00
Algeria 100.00
Andorra 0.00
Angola 0.00
Antigua and Barbuda 0.00
Argentina 100.00
Armenia 0.00
Australia 0.00
Austria 100.00
Azerbaijan 0.00
country score
Bahamas 0.00
Bahrain 0.00
Bangladesh 100.00
Barbados 0.00
Belarus 100.00
Belgium 100.00
Belize 0.00
Benin 0.00
Bhutan 0.00
Bolivia 0.00
Bosnia-Herzegovina 100.00
country score
Botswana 0.00
Brazil 0.00
Brunei 0.00
Bulgaria 100.00
Burkina Faso 0.00
Burundi 0.00
Cambodia 0.00
Cameroon 0.00
Canada 100.00
Cape Verde 0.00
Central African Republic 0.00
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54. Time with friends score
country score
Chad 0.00
Chile 100.00
China 100.00
Colombia 0.00
Comoros 0.00
Congo 0.00
Costa Rica 0.00
Côte d'Ivoire 0.00
Croatia 100.00
Cuba 0.00
Cyprus 0.00
country score
Czech Republic 100.00
Denmark 100.00
Djibouti 0.00
Dominica 0.00
Dominican Republic 0.00
DR Congo 0.00
Ecuador 0.00
Egypt 100.00
El Salvador 0.00
Equatorial Guinea 0.00
Eritrea 0.00
country score
Estonia 100.00
Ethiopia 0.00
Fiji 0.00
Finland 100.00
France 100.00
Gabon 0.00
Gambia 0.00
Georgia 0.00
Germany 100.00
Ghana 0.00
Greece 100.00
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55. Time with friends score
country score
Grenada 0.00
Guatemala 0.00
Guinea 0.00
Guinea-Bissau 0.00
Guyana 0.00
Haiti 0.00
Honduras 0.00
Hong Kong (China) 0.00
Hungary 100.00
Iceland 100.00
India 100.00
country score
Indonesia 100.00
Iran 100.00
Iraq 0.00
Ireland 100.00
Israel 0.00
Italy 100.00
Jamaica 0.00
Japan 100.00
Jordan 100.00
Kazakhstan 0.00
Kenya 0.00
country score
Kiribati 0.00
Kuwait 0.00
Kyrgyzstan 100.00
Laos 0.00
Latvia 100.00
Lebanon 0.00
Lesotho 0.00
Liberia 0.00
Libya 0.00
Liechtenstein 0.00
Lithuania 100.00
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56. Time with friends score
country score
Luxembourg 100.00
Macao (China) 0.00
Macedonia 100.00
Madagascar 0.00
Malawi 0.00
Malaysia 0.00
Maldives 0.00
Mali 0.00
Malta 100.00
Marshall Islands 0.00
Mauritania 0.00
country score
Mauritius 0.00
Mexico 100.00
Micronesia 0.00
Moldova 100.00
Monaco 0.00
Mongolia 0.00
Montenegro 0.00
Morocco 100.00
Mozambique 0.00
Myanmar 0.00
Namibia 0.00
country score
Nauru 0.00
Nepal 0.00
Netherlands 100.00
New Zealand 0.00
Nicaragua 0.00
Niger 0.00
Nigeria 100.00
North Korea 0.00
Norway 0.00
Oman 0.00
Pakistan 100.00
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57. Time with friends score
country score
Palau 0.00
Palestinian Occupied Territory 0.00
Panama 0.00
Papua New Guinea 0.00
Paraguay 0.00
Peru 100.00
Philippines 100.00
Poland 100.00
Portugal 100.00
Qatar 0.00
Romania 100.00
country score
Russia 100.00
Rwanda 0.00
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.00
Saint Lucia 0.00
Saint Vincent and The Grenadines 0.00
Samoa 0.00
San Marino 0.00
Sao Tome and Principe 0.00
Saudi Arabia 100.00
Senegal 0.00
Serbia 100.00
country score
Seychelles 0.00
Sierra Leone 0.00
Singapore 100.00
Slovakia 100.00
Slovenia 100.00
Solomon Islands 0.00
Somalia 0.00
South Africa 100.00
South Korea 100.00
South Sudan 0.00
Spain 100.00
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58. Time with friends score
country score
Sri Lanka 0.00
Sudan 0.00
Suriname 0.00
Swaziland 0.00
Sweden 100.00
Switzerland 0.00
Syria 0.00
Taiwan 0.00
Tajikistan 0.00
Tanzania 100.00
Thailand 0.00
country score
Timor-Leste 0.00
Togo 0.00
Tonga 0.00
Trinidad and Tobago 0.00
Tunisia 0.00
Turkey 100.00
Turkmenistan 0.00
Tuvalu 0.00
Uganda 100.00
Ukraine 100.00
United Arab Emirates 0.00
country score
United Kingdom 100.00
Uruguay 0.00
USA 100.00
Uzbekistan 0.00
Vanuatu 0.00
Venezuela 100.00
Vietnam 100.00
Yemen 0.00
Zambia 0.00
Zimbabwe 100.00
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what’s stopping us
getting girl data?
Small nations are often overlooked by data collectors.
Other nations lack data because of political reasons. For example, South
Sudan has no data because the most current data was recorded before the
country’s secession from Sudan.
Data is often limited by the remit of a specific report. For example, the
data for all indicators under Age At First Marriage is taken from
Demographic Health Survey (DHS) country reports and therefore has
limited coverage to the countries it covers.
For education there is high-quality data collected by the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) – but while this
covers the majority of countries, it doesn’t cover them all.
We need more data, disaggregated at the point of collection, at a sub-
national level.
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limitations
The scores presented for each topic are purely an assessment
of the data presented on the Girls Discovered website. The
website is designed to be a comprehensive source of data
on women and adolescent girls that is regularly updated.
However, it is possible that some disaggregated data sets
may not have been included on the website and are therefore
not included in the assessment of data coverage.
Note also that the scores do not give any representation of the quality or
reliability of the data available. While the quality of primary data cannot
be guaranteed, only reputable sources are used on the Girls Discovered
website.
All indicators are weighted equally within the scoring so that a clear
assessment of the available data is presented.
Data disaggregated and analysed by Maplecroft
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