28 July 2011

Education - a key determinant of population growth and well-being

Future trends in global population growth could be significantly affected by improvements in both the quality and quantity of education, particularly female education.

Projections of future population trends that do not explicitly include education in their analysis may be flawed, according to research by IIASA’s Wolfgang Lutz and Samir K. C. published in Science (29 July). More.


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