Key Data: FGM AND CHILD, EARLY AND FORCED MARRIAGE

Data on the state of girls relative to FGM and child, early and forced marriage includes: 

250 million women alive today were married before their 15th birthday

Eleven per cent of girls are married before they turn 15

125 million women currently live with the consequences of FGM

... the likelihood of a girl experiencing FGM has decreased one third in 30 years

... progress is cancelled out when you factor in population growth – at current rates, we will draw about even in the number of girls affected by FGM (3.6 million in 2015 to 4.1 million in 2050)

... more than 700 million women alive today were married as children.

... each year, 14 million girls, or one out of every three in the developing world, are married before their 18th birthday.  One out of every nine girls is married by age 15.

... if all girls in sub-Saharan Africa and South and West Asia had primary education, child marriage would fall by 14%. Women in India and Pakistan with at least a secondary education are, respectively, 30% and 15% more likely to have a say over their choice of spouse than women without an education.