Some numbers ...
27 July 2009
- In India, the declining number of girls in the 0-6 age-group is cause for alarm. For every 1,000 boys there are only 927 females -- even less in some places.
- India introduced laws against child marriage in 1929 and set the legal age for marriage at 12 years. The legal age for marriage was increased to 18 years in 1978.
- 44.5 % of women ages 22 to 24 were married before age 18. More than one in five – 22.6 % – were married before age 16, while 2.6 % married before age 13.
- Of every 100 children who enroll in school, 70 drop out by the time they reach the secondary level and of every 100 children who drop out of school, 66 are girls.
- India is home to the highest number of child laborers in the world. Census reports clearly point to an increase in the number of child laborers in the country, from 11.28 million in 1991 to 12.59 million in 2001.
*source: InfoChange and Reuters
- India introduced laws against child marriage in 1929 and set the legal age for marriage at 12 years. The legal age for marriage was increased to 18 years in 1978.
- 44.5 % of women ages 22 to 24 were married before age 18. More than one in five – 22.6 % – were married before age 16, while 2.6 % married before age 13.
- Of every 100 children who enroll in school, 70 drop out by the time they reach the secondary level and of every 100 children who drop out of school, 66 are girls.
- India is home to the highest number of child laborers in the world. Census reports clearly point to an increase in the number of child laborers in the country, from 11.28 million in 1991 to 12.59 million in 2001.
*source: InfoChange and Reuters
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