Women’s education and higher fertility outcomes in Ghana: an exploratory study

Akinyoade, A.; Dickson, K.S. (2023)

Article / Letter to editor

The  inverse  relationship  between  female  education  and  fertility  is  well  documented,  and  the statistical strength of this relationship has been used to develop important international and  national  policy  documents.  Promoting  female  education  is  expected  to  yield  a  demo-graphic dividend of lower fertility rates, and improved well-being of mothers. But nuances to the relationship between education and fertility are beginning to show that desired end points  are  not  as  straightforward  as  projected.  In  this  study,  we  use  Ghana  Demographic  and Health Survey data to dig deeper into the gradations of the relationship between female education and fertility preferences and dimensions of male influence on couples’ repro-ductive behaviour in Ghana, building up more rigorous evidence for better targeted policy interventions.

• Ghana
• Fertility
• Demographic transition
• Reproduction
• Women's education

• All authors: Akinyoade, A.; Dickson, K.S.
• Date: 2023
• Journal: Afriche e orienti
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 28 - 51