Botswana vs Egypt: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Botswana
2.7 live births per woman
in 2024
Egypt
2.73 live births per woman
in 2024
Botswana rank
68th
Egypt rank
65th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Botswana
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2.73 live births per woman against 2.7 live births per woman in Botswana, a difference of 0.03 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Egypt ahead.
Botswana ranks 68th and Egypt ranks 65th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Egypt in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.53 live births per woman | 6.99 live births per woman | 0.4669 live births per woman | Egypt |
| 1960s | 6.58 live births per woman | 6.47 live births per woman | 0.1126 live births per woman | Botswana |
| 1970s | 6.55 live births per woman | 5.8 live births per woman | 0.753 live births per woman | Botswana |
| 1980s | 5.53 live births per woman | 5.12 live births per woman | 0.4057 live births per woman | Botswana |
| 1990s | 3.88 live births per woman | 3.93 live births per woman | 0.0487 live births per woman | Egypt |
| 2000s | 3.15 live births per woman | 3.32 live births per woman | 0.175 live births per woman | Egypt |
| 2010s | 3.02 live births per woman | 3.3 live births per woman | 0.2843 live births per woman | Egypt |
| 2020s | 2.78 live births per woman | 2.77 live births per woman | 0.0146 live births per woman | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Botswana or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 2.73 live births per woman against 2.7 live births per woman in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Botswana and Egypt?
- 0.03 live births per woman, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Egypt?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Egypt rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Botswana ranks 68th and Egypt ranks 65th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.