l attainment by women increased. The data also indicate, however, that fertility rates decreased as male grade four educational attainment increased. These data suggest that the assumption that fertility rates are linked only to female educational attainment may be in error. A more valid relationship may be the linking of fertility rates to educational attainment generally.
Data relating fertility rates to relationships between female and male educational attainment at both primary and secondary educational levels on a global basis are presented in Table 2, which may be found on page 4. The data presented in Table 2 generally support the proposition that fertility rates decreased as educational attainment by women increased. These data also indicate a relationship between fertility rates and male educational attainment; however, these data suggest that the assumption that fertility rates are linked only to female educational attainment may be in fact be more valid than a relationship linking of fertility rates to educational attainment generally.
Global Fertility-Grade Four Education-Gender
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Country Group Fertility Rate Grade Four Education
(*) Female Male
_____1965 1988 1965 1988 1965 1988
All countries 5.4 3.6 67% 83% 69% 83%
Low-Income 6.4 5.6 64% 75% 72% 73%
Lower Middle-Income 6.1 3.9 70% 82% 71% 76%
Upper Middle-Income 4.5 3.5 89% 89% 86% 97%
High-Income 2.8 1.8 95% 97% 94% 96%
Oil-Exporting 6.4 4.7 73% 80% 82% 97%
Severely Indebted 5.4 3.6 73% 79% 69% 87%
Sub-Saharan Africa 6.6 6.7 66% 73% 69% 74%
East Asia ...