Table 2.

Percentage of women aged 20–29 years experiencing a first birth before 20 years disaggregated by age group, urban/rural residence, level of education, wealth quintile, marital status and geographic region

% first births by age	< 16 years	16–17 years	18–19 years	<20 years
Total first births	4.8	16.4	22.1	43.3
Urban/rural residence
Urban	4.4	13.6	16.6	34.6
Rural	4.9	17.7	24.5	47.1
Ratio richest/poorest	1.1	1.3	1.5	1.4
Level of education
No education	10.1	25.5	28.0	63.6
Primary	6.4	20.5	24.0	50.9
Secondary	1.9	11.9	22.4	35.2
Higher	0	1.1	3.9	5.0
Wealth quintile
Lowest	5.8	24.5	28.6	58.4
Second	5.8	19.2	27.2	52.2
Middle	4.8	17.2	25.4	47.4
Fourth	5.4	15.5	19.5	40.4
Highest	2.9	9.2	14.0	26.1
Ratio richest/poorest	2.0	2.7	2.0	2.2
Married at time of birth	92.4	98.3	98.7	97.9
Region
Mountain	3.4	17.7	27.0	48.1
Hill	4.5	16.0	20.1	40.6
Terai	5.5	16.5	22.3	41.6