All those who cried hoarse about school-going children being corrupted by sex education have no reason to worry, as a new survey shows that the age for "first sex" among Indians is 22.9 years.
Globally, the average age at which people lose their virginity is 19.25 years, but there are significant differences between eastern and western countries with regard to the age, the study said. It's not only Indians who want erience, but this is common to Asia, said the 2007 Face of Global Sex Report.
"People in Asian countries tend to have their first sexual experience at a much later age than those in the west. Chinese, Malaysians, Indians and Singaporeans are over 22 when they lose their virginity," it said. In China, the figure stands at 22.1, in Malaysia it is 23, while in Singapore it stands at 22.8 and in Thailand, it is 20.5, said the survey done by Durex Network, a social marketing arm of Durex Manufacturers SSL International, one of the leading makers of condoms in the world.
This is in contrast to countries like Austria, Brazil and Germany, where the mean age is below 18 years. The survey showed that today's youth are smarter than their grandparents as far as sex is concerned, with the use of contraceptives going up at least eight times.
More people go in for contraceptives as compared to condoms, the study showed. In India, condom use is 39.7 per cent, while the highest use is in Poland at 63.2 per cent. Over 67 per cent of youth in India used contraceptives while having sex for the first time, a figure higher than Nigeria (48.6 per cent), Russia (56.5 per cent), US (60.5), Canada (61.2) and France (61.8).
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