Negative impact of period poverty on schooling among U.S. teens as of 2023
A survey in 2023 found that six in ten teenagers were especially self-conscious of their periods in the school environment. In addition, a quarter were unable to do schoolwork because of a lack of access to period products.
This statistic shows the percentage of teenagers in the United States who reported select negative impacts of period poverty (the inability to access menstrual hygiene products) and shame on schooling as of 2023.