What is the demographic function of education?

The population function of education is:

1. Education can reduce population and is one of the means to control population growth.

There are many means to control population growth, and developing education is one of them, and it is considered to be a long-term effective means. Some demographers have concluded that the education level of all citizens is inversely proportional to the birth rate. A series of data show that people with different education levels have different views on fertility: groups or individuals with lower education levels tend to have uncontrolled fertility, especially high numbers; Groups or individuals with higher education tend to give birth moderately and reasonably.

2. Education can improve the quality of the population and is one of the means to change the quality of the population.

Population quality consists of physical quality, scientific and cultural quality and ideological and moral quality, which is closely related to education. The physical quality of population refers to people's physical health and brain function. It depends on two factors: one is congenital inheritance, and the other is acquired nutrition, health care and exercise.

3. Education can ensure the quality of population to a great extent.

Educated parents also have a deep understanding of the objective law of human life development, and can better meet the scientific requirements in arranging the diet, health and physical exercise of individuals and children, which is also very important for improving physical fitness.

Education can rationalize the population structure.

Population structure includes natural structure and social structure of population. Natural structure refers to the proportion of population in terms of age and sex. Social structure refers to the proportion of class, culture, occupation, region and nationality of the population. The so-called rationalization of population structure means that the population structure is conducive to social production and the natural balance of population.

5. Education is beneficial to population migration.

Population migration refers to the migration of population from one place to another. Planned and reasonable population migration is of positive significance for adapting to the development of productive forces and resources and promoting the exchange, cooperation and development of culture and technology between regions. There are many factors that affect population migration.