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Table 3.

Adolescent vulnerabilities

	Adolescent fertility rate in 2018 (World Bank 2020)	Complete lower secondary school in 2018 (UNESCO 2020)	Physical violence at home/school	Exploitative work	Child poverty	Child marriage
Ethiopia	66.7	21% f 22% m	49% of adolescents aged 11–17 experience violence at home; 30% at school (ACPF 2014)	49% of adolescents 15–17 and 46% of girls involved in child labour (UNICEF 2019)	88% of children experience at least one dimension of multidimensional poverty (CSA and UNICEF 2018)	40% by age 18 (CSA and ICF 2016)
Côte d’Ivoire	117.6	22% f 36% m	65% have experienced physical violence in last month (INS and ICF2016	22% of adolescents 15–17 engaged in hazardous work in last week—24% boys, 19% girls (INS and ICF 2016)	59% of adolescents are poor (Humanium, n.d.,b)	27% by age 18 (INS and ICF 2016)
Lebanon	14.5	54.3% f 55.6% m	13% experience severe physical punishment by parents; 25% experience violence at schools	7% of adolescents work (Humanium, n.d., Lebanon)	No child poverty data available; 27% of population are at national poverty line	6% by age 18

Adolescent fertility rate in 2018 (World Bank 2020)

Complete lower secondary school in 2018 (UNESCO 2020)

Physical violence at home/school

Exploitative work

Child poverty

Child marriage

Ethiopia

66.7

21% f

22% m

49% of adolescents aged 11–17 experience violence at home; 30% at school (ACPF 2014)

49% of adolescents 15–17 and 46% of girls involved in child labour (UNICEF 2019)

88% of children experience at least one dimension of multidimensional poverty (CSA and UNICEF 2018)

40% by age 18 (CSA and ICF 2016)

Côte d’Ivoire

117.6

22% f

36% m

65% have experienced physical violence in last month (INS and ICF2016

22% of adolescents 15–17 engaged in hazardous work in last week—24% boys, 19% girls (INS and ICF 2016)

59% of adolescents are poor (Humanium, n.d.,b)

27% by age 18 (INS and ICF 2016)

Lebanon

14.5

54.3% f

55.6% m

13% experience severe physical punishment by parents; 25% experience violence at schools

7% of adolescents work (Humanium, n.d., Lebanon)

No child poverty data available; 27% of population are at national poverty line

6% by age 18

UNESCO figures are not available for recent years. These are UNDP figures for people aged 25 years and over with at least some secondary schooling