Why is education on sexuality important? Of what benefit is education ?at each stage of the human lifespan beginning with middle childhood, ?adolescence, young

Why is education on sexuality important? Of what benefit is education  at each stage of the human lifespan beginning with middle childhood,  adolescence, young adulthood, middle adulthood and late adulthood? If  you would create and ideal sexuality education program, how would you  balance religious beliefs, cultural belies and technical/scientific  approaches?