?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fid%2Feprint%2F4889%2F&rft.title=The+Importance+of+Education+in+Future+Population.+Global+Trends+and+Case+Studies+on+Cape+Verde%2C+Sudan%2C+and+Tunisia&rft.creator=Goujon%2C+A.&rft.creator=Wils%2C+A.B.&rft.description=Education+is+a+central+issue+in+the+complex+process+of+development%2C+for+it+has+been+found+to+be+related+to+fertility+and+hence+population+growth%2C+to+the+status+of+women%2C+to+labor+force+skills%2C+as+well+as+to+cultural+and+infrastructural+development+in+general.+This+paper+consists+of+two+main+parts.+The+first+examines+the+role+of+education+and+reviews+school+enrollment+patterns+in+the+world+during+the+last+30+years.+We+deduce+from+this+review+some+general+patterns+of+enrollment+increase+and+gender+differential.+The+second+part+presents+multi-state+population+projections+by+educational+level+and+the+resulting+adult+educational+attainment%2C+fertility+levels+and+population+growth.+This+is+done+through+three+case+studies+on+the+countries+of+Cape+Verde%2C+Sudan+and+Tunisia.+The+projection+exercise+shows+some+important+dynamics+of+education+and+fertility+change.+The+benefits+to+countries+who+have+taken+great+strides+to+increase+enrollment+with+superficially+disappointing+results+to+date+will+become+obvious+in+the+future.+This+may+lead+to+some+unexpected+fertility+declines+and+other+changes+associated+with+higher+education.+Adult+levels+of+education+have+a+long+momentum+and+education+increases+in+the+adult+population+are+non-linear.+This+is+an+important+aspect+when+defining+scenarios+for+future+population+growth.&rft.publisher=WP-96-138&rft.date=1996-11&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=text&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fid%2Feprint%2F4889%2F1%2FWP-96-138.pdf&rft.identifier=++Goujon%2C+A.+%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fview%2Fiiasa%2F110.html%3E+ORCID%3A+https%3A%2F%2Forcid.org%2F0000-0003-4125-6857+%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Forcid.org%2F0000-0003-4125-6857%3E+%26+Wils%2C+A.B.+%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fview%2Fiiasa%2F1667.html%3E++(1996).++The+Importance+of+Education+in+Future+Population.+Global+Trends+and+Case+Studies+on+Cape+Verde%2C+Sudan%2C+and+Tunisia.+++IIASA+Working+Paper.+IIASA%2C+Laxenburg%2C+Austria%3A+WP-96-138+++++