Recentinternationalsurveys by FrancophoneAfrica (PASEC) and Eastern and Southern Africa ( SACMEQ) showboysahead of girlsinallof the low incomecountries who participatedin the assessments.
Similar processes can be seen elsewhere in Latin America, where fertility rates have been dropping to levels closer to American and northern European norm, but not yet those of the ultra-low Japan or southern European countries.