New research reveals a strong link between higher female education and lower fertility rates in sub-Saharan Africa. Educated women are driving a shift toward smaller families and even influencing ...

Sub-Saharan Africa, which receives more than a ... Nedjoumbaye is based at the Gaga Refugee Camp in the east. She mostly tends to women fleeing the violence in neighboring Sudan.

examined how women's education affects fertility rates in sub-Saharan Africa. The researchers developed a new method for forecasting education-specific fertility trends. The study, published in the ...