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Wyoming doesn’t require sex education in public schools, even though 47 percent of high school students report already having had sex.
Sex Education
With no policy requiring sex education, Wyoming has not taken the necessary action to guarantee complete, comprehensive sex ed for its students. The state does require that students receive HIV prevention education.
Health Outcomes
Wyoming has a lower than average teen pregnancy rate and among the lowest AIDS and STI rates of any state. Its sexually active high school students reported condom use at rates near the national rate.
Sexual Health Stats at a Glance
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Teen Pregnancy Rate* |
Teen Birth Rate* |
Annual rate of AIDS Diagnoses (per 100,000 people) |
STI Rate+ |
% of high school students who did not use a condom at last sex |
| Wyoming |
65 |
45 |
2 |
7.3 |
38 |
| National |
70 |
39.1 |
11.2 |
100.8 |
39 |
*Per 1000 young women ages 15-19
+Because of concern over recent changes in Chlamydia reporting and relative low incidence of syphilis, we used the state's gonorrhea rate as a stand-in for sexually transmitted infection rates.
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