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Changing Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries Highlights from NRC/IOM Panel Report

Changing Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries Highlights from NRC/IOM Panel Report. Cynthia Lloyd, Chair and Editor Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars June 9, 2005. Outline. Framework and context Preparation for adult roles: schooling and health

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Changing Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries Highlights from NRC/IOM Panel Report

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  1. Changing Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries Highlights from NRC/IOM Panel Report Cynthia Lloyd, Chair and Editor Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars June 9, 2005

  2. Outline • Framework and context • Preparation for adult roles: schooling and health • Transitions to adult roles: work, citizenship, marriage, parenthood • Policy and program implications

  3. Conceptual framework Changing National Context Rapid Global Change Rapid Global Change Changes in Individual Resources/ Attributes during Transition Changes in the Transition to Adulthood Changing Local Community Context Source: NRC/IOM (2005)

  4. Demographic profile of young people (10-24) in developing countries 1.1 billion Africa Asia Latin America/Caribbean 1.5 billion 1.7 billion Source: NRC/IOM 2005

  5. Source: UN estimates and projections [http://esa.un.org/unpp/index.asp]

  6. What do young people need to achieve successful transitions? • Good health, including knowledge and means to sustain health • An appropriate stock of human and social capital to become a productive adult • Prosocial values and the ability to contribute to the collective well-being • Adequate preparation for the assumption of adult social roles and obligations • The capability to make choices Source: NRC/IOM (2005)

  7. Outline • Framework and context • Preparation for adult roles: schooling and health • Transitions to adult roles: work, citizenship, marriage, parenthood • Policy and program implications

  8. Schooling • Growth in school attendance and grade attainment has been unprecedented • Gender gap, where it still exists, is closing rapidly • Young people spend more of their adolescence in school • Large differentials in school attendance by wealth and residence persist

  9. Percent ever attended school, 6 countries Boys Girls Pakistan (2001-02) India(1998-00) Bangladesh (1999-00) Age Age Age Ethiopia (1999) Ghana (1998-99) Cameroon (1998) Age Age Age Source: DHS and AYP data

  10. School attendance,15-19 year olds, by socio-economic status(weighted averages) Data source: Demographic and Health Surveys 1990-2001, 48 countries

  11. Comparative data from standardized test scores raise serious concerns • Poor school quality compromises attendance and retention

  12. Student test scores by country2000-2001 (aged 15) Source: OECD and UNESCO Institute of Statistics (2003)

  13. Health and reproductive health • Health improving overall, except in areas hard hit by HIV • In most regions, higher prevalence of HIV among girls than boys • For young women, maternal mortality/morbidity still among most significant risks • Young men disproportionately affected by accidents, violence, war, and suicide • Mental health problems — a substantial, and possibly increasing, share of illness

  14. Health behaviors • Students are less likely to have had sex than non-students • Students are more likely, if sexually active, to use contraception than non-students • Condom use is very low but increasing; contraceptive use is rising among sexually active young women • Smoking rates are high; use of illicit drugs and alcohol is likely to be rising

  15. Percent ever having had sex, ages 15-17, by enrollment status Source: NRC/IOM 2005

  16. Outline • Framework and context • Preparation for adult roles: schooling and health • Transitions to adult roles: work, citizenship, marriage, parenthood • Policy and program implications

  17. Transitions to work • Delays in school exit have led to later labor force entry, declines in child labor • Rise in schooling has led to a greater equalization of work burdens by sex • Poverty is the main cause of child labor • Increased numbers of young people have entered the labor market without any large relative increases in unemployment rates

  18. Young women are increasingly likely to engage in paid employment • More educated workers have higher earnings, greater job stability and mobility

  19. Female employment rate, Brazil 1977 and 2001 (ages 10-25) Age Source: NRC/IOM 2005

  20. Transitions to citizenship • Successful transitions to citizenship are important to development • Young men are more likely than young women to be active politically • Young people are more likely than older people to participate in community organizations • Young people have greater trust in religious institutions and the press than public institutions

  21. Livelihoods Program in Ghana • A variety of institutions and programs can • be important to citizenship formation

  22. Transitions to marriage • A smaller proportion of young people are married than previously • Declines in early marriage (before 18) are widespread. Nonetheless, prevalence of child marriage remains significant in some regions • Large differentials in age of marriage by education, wealth, and residence persist • Typically, there is a distinct gap between the age of school leaving and marriage

  23. Trends in percent of women married by age 18 • Data source: Demographic and Health Surveys, 1990-2001.

  24. Left school Married School and marriage status, females, by single years of age Source: NRC/IOM (2005)

  25. Transitions to parenthood • Young men become parents later than young women, allowing more time to prepare • Age of first parenthood is rising; the pace of change is highly variable • 90% of births occur within marriage; no change in 20 years • Mean length of first birth interval is declining everywhere • Patterns of premarital childbearing vary substantially by region

  26. Outline • Framework and context • Preparation for adult roles: schooling and health • Transitions to adult roles: work, citizenship, marriage, parenthood • Policy and program implications

  27. Policy and program implications • Target policies and programs to the poor, especially poor girls • Invest in significant improvements in primary school quality, building a base for secondary school expansion • Promote gender equity in the arenas of citizenship, work, marriage, and parenthood for all social classes • Encourage active collaboration between health and education sectors in designing multi-pronged reproductive health programs

  28. Trends in Grade Attainment (Percent Completed 6 or More Years) 100 80 60 40 20 20 40 60 80 100 Boys Girls Africa Latin America Asia 40-44 yrs old 20-24 yrs old Source: DHS and AYP data

  29. Percent Currently Enrolled (15 year olds) 20 40 60 80 100 Africa Latin America Asia Source: DHS

  30. Percent completed 6+ years, 6 countries Boys Girls Pakistan (2001-02) India(1998-00) Bangladesh (1999-00) Age Age Age Ethiopia (1999) Ghana (1998-99) Cameroon (1998) Age Age Age Source: DHS and AYP data

  31. Combined data - 6 countries Boys Girls Pakistan (2001-02) India(1998-00) Bangladesh (1999-00) Age Age Age Ethiopia (1999) Ghana (1998-99) Cameroon (1998) Age Age Age Source: DHS and AYP data

  32. Trends in percent completing primary school, 24 African countries late 1980s late 1960s early 1970s early 1990s late 1990s early 1980s late 1970s Author estimates) ( Source: Hewett and Lloyd (2005)

  33. Media access, 15–19 year olds Watch television at least once/week: Percent Source: DHS, all women surveys

  34. Percent Distribution of Countries by Type of Change: A Comparison of 20-24 Year Olds to 40-44 Year Olds Note: Based on 41 DHS countries

  35. Latin America Africa Ratio of Proportion of Unmarried Women Aged 15-17 Who Ever Had Sex Among Those Not Currently Enrolled vs. Enrolled, by Overall Proportion in School Proportion who ever had sex Aged 15-17 (Not in school/In school) Guatemala Zimbabwe Bolivia Proportion in school Note: Age standardized Source: DHS Surveys, 1995-2001

  36. Birth Marry 40-44 year olds 20-24 year olds Trends in Percent of Women Who Marry and Have a First Birth Before Age 18 Percent Carib/Cent America West/Middle Africa SC/SE Asia East/South Africa Middle East South America Former Soviet Source: NRC/IOM 2005

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