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If fertility suddenly declines, why does demand for primary schools not fall sharply in the same year?

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Correct answer: Children already born continue reaching school age

A sudden fall in fertility affects births occurring after the change. It does not remove children who were born earlier. Those existing groups continue to grow and reach primary-school age over the following years. Consequently, the number of children entering school does not fall sharply in the same year as the fertility decline. Option A is correct.

School demand usually responds with a time lag. The size of future school-age groups will gradually become smaller if lower fertility continues, but already-born children still require schooling. The exact timing depends on the age structure and school-entry rules. Fertility does affect the future school-age population; therefore option B is incorrect. Schools do not generally increase birth rates, and the change does not make death rates zero.

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Fertility DeclineSchool DemandCohort EffectDemographic LagPopulation GrowthThe World Population – DistributionDensity And GrowthThe World Population Distribution Density And Growth

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