The inverse relationship between female education and fertility is well documented, and
the statistical strength of this relationship has been used to develop important international
and national policy documents. Promoting female education is expected to yield a demo
graphic dividend of lower fertility rates, and improved well-being of mothers. But nuances
to the relationship between education and fertility are beginning to show that desired end
points are not as straightforward as projected. In this study, we use Ghana Demographic
and Health Survey data to dig deeper into the gradations of the relationship between female
education and fertility preferences and dimensions of male influence on couples’ repro
ductive behaviour in Ghana, building up more rigorous evidence for better targeted policy
interventions.