I know I shouldn't react on this but will anyway, in some countries the legal age is 16, e.g. The Netherlands, they also have the lowest percentage teenage pregnancies in the world.
In Germany it's 14 (though if the partner is over 21, they may need to show they did not exploit someone below the age of 16). I don't believe they have the same rates of teenage pregnancy as here.
In my eyes it's more down to attitudes than age. The British are generally more resistant and uptight around these things, if every parent sat their kids down at 14 and gave them condoms and told them what they are for we wouldn't be in the situation we are now. You can't prevent kids having sex, but you can educate them, pretending they aren't doesn't help anyone.
In Germany it's 14 (though if the partner is over 21, they may need to show they did not exploit someone below the age of 16). I don't believe they have the same rates of teenage pregnancy as here.
In my eyes it's more down to attitudes than age. The British are generally more resistant and uptight around these things, if every parent sat their kids down at 14 and gave them condoms and told them what they are for we wouldn't be in the situation we are now. You can't prevent kids having sex, but you can educate them, pretending they aren't doesn't help anyone.