| Sex education in school |
| · | Three in 10 people claim they did not receive sex education in school. |
| · | The average age across the world for first receiving sex education in school is 13.9, however 7% said they were 10 or under. |
| · | Today's 16-20 year olds were first taught about sex at an average age of 13.1 - more than a year earlier than the over 45s (14.7). |
| · | The age of learning about sex in school varies across the world with people in India (16.1), China (15.9), Malaysia and Thailand (both 15.6) being taught latest. |
| · | Sex education is taught earliest in Holland (12.5), Japan, Mexico and Britain (all 12.6) and Germany (12.8). |
| · | However, in some countries people are more likely to have learned about sex from sources other than school. Eight in 10 Greeks claim not to have had sex education at school, compared with 68% of Russians and two thirds of Italians. |
| Preferred source of sex education |
| · | A fifth of people would prefer to learn about sex in school rather than from any other source. |
| · | Women would rather learn from their mothers - 31% compared with 7% of men. |
| · | Men would prefer to be taught in school - 22% compared with 18% of women. |
| · | More than a fifth of the over 45s (21%) would have preferred to learn from their mothers, compared with 17% of 16-20 year olds. |
| · | Preferences on learning about sex vary across the world. While the Australians, Japanese and British prefer to learn in school, the Poles, Americans and Dutch would rather receive sex education from their mothers. |
