A survey in 2023 found that eight in ten teens in the U.S. said there needs to be more in-depth education about menstrual health or that it should be part of the core curriculum.
This statistic shows the percentage of female teenagers in the United States who reported a need for more education about menstrual health as of 2023.
Percentage of teenagers in the United States who reported a need for more education concerning menstrual health as of 2023
Characteristic
Percentage of teenage students
There needs to be more in-depth education about menstrual health
81%
Along with reproductive health, schools should teach about policy around lack of access to period products in school
81%
Education around menstrual health should be part ot the core curriculum, just like math
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Thinx Inc., & PERIOD. (October 10, 2023). Percentage of teenagers in the United States who reported a need for more education concerning menstrual health as of 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1243075/teen-girl-need-for-menstrual-health-education/
Thinx Inc., und PERIOD. "Percentage of teenagers in the United States who reported a need for more education concerning menstrual health as of 2023." Chart. October 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1243075/teen-girl-need-for-menstrual-health-education/
Thinx Inc., PERIOD. (2023). Percentage of teenagers in the United States who reported a need for more education concerning menstrual health as of 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1243075/teen-girl-need-for-menstrual-health-education/
Thinx Inc., and PERIOD. "Percentage of Teenagers in The United States Who Reported a Need for More Education concerning Menstrual Health as of 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Oct 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1243075/teen-girl-need-for-menstrual-health-education/
Thinx Inc. & PERIOD, Percentage of teenagers in the United States who reported a need for more education concerning menstrual health as of 2023 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1243075/teen-girl-need-for-menstrual-health-education/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Percentage of teenagers in the United States who reported a need for more education concerning menstrual health as of 2023 [Graph], Thinx Inc., & PERIOD, October 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1243075/teen-girl-need-for-menstrual-health-education/
