Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19)

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Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
YearWorld
202239.3
202139.7
202040.2
201941.2
201842
201743
201644
201546
201449.2
201351.1
201252.2
201152.2
201052.2
200952.8
200853.7
200752.5
200652.6
200553.9
200457.9
200361.2
200263.1
200165.3
200066.3
199967.1
199868.2
199769.1
199670.9
199573.1
199473.5
199374
199274.6
199175.1
199074.9
198976.2
198875.9
198775.3
198677.6
198578.6
198479.1
198378.9
198279
198177.6
198077.7
197978.7
197879.3
197781.1
197683.7
197583.5
197484.4
197384.8
197285
197185.7
197086.3
196986.7
196887.9
196786.6
196689.3
196591.4
196493.1
196397.2
196295
196190.7
196092.1

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The Social and Educational Consequences of Adolescent Childbearing

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Adolescent fertility is widely recognized as having significant consequences for young women. Early child-bearing is associated with lower schooling levels, child marriage, and worse labor market outcomes for young women. Despite these implications and notwithstanding downward trends in many countries, in many parts of the world, rates of adolescent fertility remain persistently high.
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