Prevalence of modern contraception methods vs. women's average years of schooling

Shown is the share of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, at least one modern method of contraception. It is usually measured forwomen ages 15-49 who are married or in union. Mean years of schooling of women in the reproductive age bracket (15 to 49).

Note: Modern methods of contraception include female and male sterilization, oral hormonal pills, the intra-uterine device (IUD), the male condom, injectables, the implant (including Norplant), vaginal barriermethods, the female condom and emergency contraception.