In addition, all things being equal, better-educated
parents are themselves likely to have fewer children with regard to enhanced prospects for
good health and survival. Therefore, the reduction of population growth will make it possible
to reap the longer-term payoff of educational investments. Also, better-educated parents are
likely to have fewer children because they are more likely to know about, and use, family
planning. Looking at the reversed angle of the relationship, the adverse effect of rapid
population growth is the pressure it places on existing educational resources, namely,
unmatched funds to satisfy expressed needs, the low teachers/students ratio, and limited
resources for pedagogic equipment and infrastructure.