"One of the most dramatic findings from the national survey of sexual attitudes and lifestyles was the sharp fall in the age at which people become sexually active," K Wellings says. As a result, sex-education has been targeted as the cause for this drop, and many advocate abstinence-only education as a way to keep teens safe from STDs and pregnancy. In Welling et al's paper, "Provision of sex education and early sexual experience: the relation examined," no significant difference was found in the age of first sexual intercourse experience and exposure to sex education. Yet, there was a significant increase in use of contraception in teens that had enrolled in a sex-education as opposed to abstinence-only course. The sample included over 18000 participants, all aged 16-59. More than 2/3 of the group felt like they don't know enough about sexual matters.
Wellings, K, J Wadsworth, and A M Johnson. "Provision of sex education and early sexual experience: the relation examined." BMJ 311: 12 AUG 1995 417-420. 02 OCT 2007
A study conducted of over 18000 16-59 year olds in the UK discovered that there is no significant relationship to sexual education and age of first sexual experience, contrary to the belief that it encourages sexual activity. Additionally, a significant increase in contraception use was found in those who had had sex education.
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