# Colombian Study Links Comprehensive Sex Ed to Improved Youth Decision-Making

A Colombian study finds comprehensive sex education increased adolescents' ability to make informed decisions by 38%.

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The Índice del Poder de Decidir (IPD), developed by Fundación Poderosas Colombia and Cifras & Conceptos, found that the general index for decision-making capacity increased from 51% to 70% after educational processes. [^1]

The capacity to make informed decisions among participants increased from 51% at the start of the programs to 70% at the end. [^2]

The first Index of Decision-Making Power (IPD) in Colombia measured changes in 656 adolescents and young people across eight territories between 2023 and 2025. [^3]

Knowledge regarding how pregnancy occurs and how to prevent it rose from 72% to 87% among the study participants. [^4]

Understanding that abortion is legal and constitutes a personal decision increased from 45% to 70% following the educational training. [^5]

The IPD was developed by Fundación Poderosas Colombia and Cifras & Conceptos to measure if sex education translates into greater autonomy and knowledge. [^6]

The recognition that virginity is a social construction increased from 14% to 48% among participants. [^7]

## What this stands on

1. The Índice del Poder de Decidir (IPD), developed by Fundación Poderosas Colombia and Cifras & Conceptos, found that the general index for decision-making capacity increased from 51% to 70% after educational processes. (El Colombiano, News)
2. The capacity to make informed decisions among participants increased from 51% at the start of the programs to 70% at the end. (El Tiempo, News)
3. The first Index of Decision-Making Power (IPD) in Colombia measured changes in 656 adolescents and young people across eight territories between 2023 and 2025. (El Tiempo, News)
4. Knowledge regarding how pregnancy occurs and how to prevent it rose from 72% to 87% among the study participants. (El Colombiano, News)
5. Understanding that abortion is legal and constitutes a personal decision increased from 45% to 70% following the educational training. (El Colombiano, News)
6. The IPD was developed by Fundación Poderosas Colombia and Cifras & Conceptos to measure if sex education translates into greater autonomy and knowledge. (El Tiempo, News)
7. The recognition that virginity is a social construction increased from 14% to 48% among participants. (El Tiempo, News)

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