Gender equity and sustainable development through the lens of fertility intentions among highly educated women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Declining fertility rates have raised concerns about potential population crises in many nations. While previous studies have established the link between female education and fertility intentions, no global meta-analysis has examined the fertility intentions of highly educated women.

Methods

We searched Medline, Embase, Global Health, and APA PsycExtra for studies published between January 2000 and December 2022, without language restrictions. Eligible studies included cross-sectional, longitudinal, case-control, intervention, and qualitative studies that reported fertility intentions or influencing factors among females with at least a post-secondary education. We excluded abstracts, conference proceedings, letters, commentaries, editorials, reviews, and preprin

SUBMITTER: Mei R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12754999 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature