The steady decline in global adolescent fertility rate masks poor performance in many countries and regions. High levels of
adolescent fertility rate still persist in many Sub-Saharan Africa countries. This study examines the effects of education on
adolescent fertility across regions and over selected periods of time. The main objective of the study is to ascertain if the
effect of education on adolescent fertility varies with regions and time. The simple econometric analysis conducted using
global, SSA and OECD countries’ data in 2000, 2010 and 2014, revealed remarkable results. The three data sets employed
shows different but consistent effects of education on adolescent fertility over the three different periods. Education had a
negative and significant effect on adolescent fertility in all the estimations. However, the effect of education was found to be
highest in Sub-Saharan Africa region. In view of the fact that female secondary education is still very low in the region,
policies that promote girl child education up to secondary school level will go a long way in addressing the challenge of
high adolescent fertility rate in Sub-Sahara Afric