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Global Teens

Comprehensive Sexuality Education

The Guttmacher Institute conducts research at the country and regional levels to assess adolescents’ access to education on sexual and reproductive health. This research sheds light on adolescents’ need for comprehensive sexuality education—which serves as a key component in a multifaceted approach to address the sexual and reproductive health needs of adolescents around the world.

  • Comprehensive Sexuality Education
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    Sexuality Education in Guatemala Must Be Fully Implemented to Meet Adolescents’ Needs

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    Sexuality Education in Kenya: New Evidence from Three Counties

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    From Paper to Practice: Sexuality Education Policies and Their Implementation in Ghana

Top Facts & Statistics

  • 1 in 4

    surveyed Kenyan students aged 15–17 learn about contraception
  • 3 in 4

    surveyed teachers in Peru say they lack teaching materials on sexuality education
  • 3 in 4

    surveyed Ghanaian students aged 15–17 are taught to not have sex before marriage

Resources

  • September 2020 Research Article

    Classroom implementation of national sexuality education curricula in four low- and middle-income countries

    Sarah Keogh, Ellie Leong, Angélica Motta, Estelle M. Sidze, Ana Silvia Monzón and Joshua Amo-Adjei,Sex Education

    Global

    • Teens
  • May 2020 Policy Analysis

    It’s Time for Congress to Give All Young People the Sexual Health Resources They Need to Thrive

    Leah H. Keller

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    • Teens
  • February 2020 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    This Valentine's Day, Demand Better Sex Education For Kids

    Laura D. Lindberg and Leslie Kantor,Romper

    Global

    • Teens
  • January 2020 Research Article

    Pleasure and Sex Education: The Need for Broadening Both Content and Measurement

    Leslie Kantor and Laura D. Lindberg,American Journal of Public Health

    Global

    • Teens
  • June 2019 Research Article

    Measuring the quality of sexuality education implementation at the school level in low- and middle-income countries

    Sarah Keogh, Melissa Stillman, Ellie Leong, Kofi Awusabo-Asare, Estelle M. Sidze, Ana Silvia Monzón and Angélica Motta,Sex Education

    Global

    • Teens
  • October 2018 Policy Analysis

    Towards Comprehensive Sexuality Education: A Comparative Analysis of the Policy Environment Surrounding School-Based Sexuality Education in Ghana, Peru, Kenya and Guatemala

    Christine Panchaud, Sarah Keogh, Melissa Stillman, Kofi Awusabo-Asare, Angélica Motta, Estelle M. Sidze and Ana Silvia Monzón,Sex Education

    Global

    • Teens
  • July 2018 Research Article

    Challenges to Implementing National Comprehensive Sexuality Education Curricula in Low- And Middle-Income Countries: Case Studies of Ghana, Kenya, Peru and Guatemala

    Sarah Keogh, Melissa Stillman, Kofi Awusabo-Asare, Estelle M. Sidze, Ana Silvia Monzón, Angélica Motta and Ellie Leong,PLOS ONE

    Global

    • Teens
  • August 2017 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    Opinion: Young people deserve comprehensive, nonjudgmental and empowering sexuality education

    Ann M. Starrs,Devex

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    • Teens
  • June 2017 Infographic

    Recursos para docentes en educación en sexualidad, Guatemala

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  • June 2017 Infographic

    La integralidad de la educación en sexualidad, Guatemala

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