6. South Sudan
158 teenage pregnancies among 1000 teenagers
This number means that one-third of South Sudanese girls start childbearing when they are 15. In South Sudan, teenage girls are more likely to be married than be in school. Lack of money for school fees apparently led to many girls dropping out of school and sometimes opting instead for marriage. The Government of South Sudan has been criticized for not budgeting enough to education.
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