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| Body: | Homi Kharas "...Does education really make that much of a difference to fertility rates, compared to other possible explanatory variables? Yes. Look at the graphs below, taken from the World Bank, to see how dramatic the difference is in some selected countries. The difference between 0 years of schooling and 12 years is almost 4 to 5 children per woman. While trends are for women to have lower fertility over time (perhaps through access to family planning) at each education level, the main driver of overall fertility reduction is clearly the change in proportions of women at each education level..." |
| Abstract: | BROOKINGS FUTURE DEVELOPMENT (Washington, D.C.) "...Does education really make that much of a difference to fertility rates, compared to other possible explanatory variables? Yes. Look at the graphs below, taken from the World Bank, to see how dramatic the difference is in some selected countries. The difference between 0 years of schooling and 12 years is almost 4 to 5 children per woman. While trends are for women to have lower fertility over time (perhaps through access to family planning) at each education level, the main driver of overall fertility reduction is clearly the change in proportions of women at each education level..." |
| URL to article: | http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/future-development/posts/2016/02/16-climate-change-fertility-girls-education-kharas?utm_campaign=Brookings+Brief&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=26670770&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--z6tIprTswoT7xX72SWDcPk9X_jbOZRvYK130O |