Botswana vs Lesotho: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Botswana
2.7 live births per woman
in 2024
Lesotho
2.66 live births per woman
in 2024
Botswana rank
68th
Lesotho rank
71st
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Botswana
- Lesotho
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2.7 live births per woman against 2.66 live births per woman in Lesotho, a difference of 0.04 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 68th and Lesotho ranks 71st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.53 live births per woman | 5.76 live births per woman | 0.7649 live births per woman | Botswana |
| 1960s | 6.58 live births per woman | 5.76 live births per woman | 0.8236 live births per woman | Botswana |
| 1970s | 6.55 live births per woman | 5.77 live births per woman | 0.7802 live births per woman | Botswana |
| 1980s | 5.53 live births per woman | 5.41 live births per woman | 0.1179 live births per woman | Botswana |
| 1990s | 3.88 live births per woman | 4.23 live births per woman | 0.3487 live births per woman | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 3.15 live births per woman | 3.5 live births per woman | 0.3556 live births per woman | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 3.02 live births per woman | 3.19 live births per woman | 0.1659 live births per woman | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2.78 live births per woman | 2.74 live births per woman | 0.0438 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 Lesotho?
- Botswana, at 2.7 live births per woman against 2.66 live births per woman in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Botswana and Lesotho?
- 0.04 live births per woman, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Botswana ranks 68th and Lesotho ranks 71st 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.